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COLUMBIA  SERIES  OF  GRADED  SPELLING  BOOKS 


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The  First  Book 


Illustrated  Words  and  Sentences 


EASY  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


BY 

W.  J.  MORAN 

AND 

C.  H.  BRELSFORD 

SUPBRVISING  PRINCIPALS  IN  THE   PHILADELPHIA   PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 


NEW  YORK  PHILADELPHIA 

HINDS,  HAYDEN  &  ELDREDGE,  Inc. 


COPYKIGHT,  190I,  BY 
W.  J.  MORAN  AND  C.  H.  BkXLSFOKD 


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EDUCATION  DI^PT. 


PREFACE  (Vm 


Whenever  a  new  book  on  any  subject  is  presented 
to  the  public,  every  interested  reader  properly  expects 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  to  be  assigned,  and  the 
authors  of  these  spellers  desire  to  place  before  the 
teachers  of  the  country  their  reasons  for  the  issuing  of 
this  Graded  Series. 

It  is  a  reproach  to  our  schools  that  poor  results  in 
spelling  are  the  rule,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  a 
large  share  of  the  school-day  is  devoted  to  the  subject ; 
and  this  being  the  case,  it  is  natural  that  interested 
teachers  should  attempt  to  find  a  remedy,  sparing  no 
means  to  economize  precious  time  in  every  subject  of 
school  study. 

We  believe  that  the  poor  results  in  spelling  are  not 
due  to  indifference  on  the  part  of  the  pupils  or  the 
teachers,  but  rather  to  the  manner  in  which  the  spelling 
books  of  the  day  have  been  planned  and  arranged.  In 
this  connection  it  may  be  proper  to  state  that  the 
authorship  of  these  many  spelling  books  is  to  be 
ascribed  to  teachers  not  actually  engaged  in  the  teaching 
of  spelling. 

The  period  in  which  the  art  of  spelling  is  most  easily 
acquired   is  the  firg|;  eight  ye^rs  pf  school  life ;  and  it 


rf^        f^      M-\.      *-X 


4  PREFACE. 

requires  an  intimate  knowledge  of  young  pupils  and  a 
careful  estimate  of  their  ability  to  enable  one  to  arrange 
spelling  lessons  of  the  proper  length  and  gradation. 
Hence,  the  teachers  who  actually  do  the  work  in  the 
several  grades  are  the  ones  from  whom  to  get  the  neces- 
sary material  properly  graded,  as,  for  instance,  the  sub- 
ject matter  of  the  lessons ;  the  subjects  appropriate  to 
the  seasons  ;  the  proper  and  proportionate  amount  of 
dictation  work,  the  immense  value  of  all  of  which,  in 
saving  priceless  time,  the  practical  teacher  knows  so  well. 

These  are  the  facts  that  have  influenced  the  authors 
of  the  Columbia  Graded  Spellers  to  add  still  another 
spelling  book  to  the  subject  and  to  call  to  their  aid 
teachers  who  are  actually  doing  the  work  in  the  schools. 
How  much  success  they  have  won  must  be  gathered 
from  the  books  themselves,  but  our  earnest  hope  is  that 
a  forward  step  has  been  taken. 

The  scope  of  the  Series  extends  over  eight  years, 
distinctly  graded  for  the  successive  years.  This  work, 
thus  graded,  is  now  actually  being  done  by  the  teachers 
of  the  very  schools  now  supervised  by  the/ authors  of 
these  books,  and  we  believe  that  any  school  term  of 
ordinary  length  can  cover  fully  the  work  assigned  to 
each  year.  The  importance  of  the  written  exercise  in 
teaching  spelling  is  fully  recognized,  and  hence  every 
fifth  lesson  throuorhout  the  series  is  a  dictation  lesson — 
one  lesson  in  dictation  for  every  week.  The  reviews  in 
both  spelling  and  dictation  are  so  frequent  that  they 
seem  to  us  to  meet  every  demand  likely  to  be  made  by 
any  teacher, 


PREFACE.  g 

The  greatest  care  has  been  exercised  in  the  selection 
of  memory  gems  from  the  best  American  and  English 
authors,  the  aim  being  to  elevate  the  moral  tone  of  the 
pupils  as  well  as  to  train  the  aesthetic  taste,  and  in  mak- 
ing these  selections  the  essential  feature  of  every  weD- 
constructed  school-book  has  not  been  overlooked,  namely, 

GRADATION. 

Without  attempting  or  desiring  to  go  into  an  analysis 
of  all  the  minute  details  of  these  spellers  the  authors 
desire  rather  to  call  attention  to  the  general  features: 
that  they  cover  eight  years  of  the  school  life  of  the  child ; 
that  a  fair  proportion  of  graded  dictation  is  provided ; 
that  the  extracts  used  are  of  the  very  best  American  and 
English  writings ;  that  the  lessons  are  of  uniform  size 
and  proper  gradation  ;  and  that  the  reviewing  is  of 
frequent  recurrence.  These  should  be  the  essential 
features  of  any  books  designed  for  spelling  work  in 
graded  schools,  and  we  trust  that  an  examination  of 
them  by  the  great  body  of  American  teachers  may 
reveal    the    fact    that   our   claims    are    fairly    founded. 

Our  acknowledgments  are  due  Messrs.  Houghton, 
Mifflin  &  Co.  for  the  privilege  of  using  many  valuable 
quotations  from  writers  of  whose  works  they  are  the 
authorized  publishers. 

W.  J.  M. 
C.  H.  B. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


ROMAN    ALPHABET 


CAPITAL   LETTERS 

A     B     C     D     E     F  G  H 

I      J     K     L    M    N  O  P 

Q    R     S     T     U    V  W  X 

Y     Z     & 


SMALL   LETTERS 


a     b     c     d     e    f    g     h     i    j 

klmnopqrst 

u    V    w    X    y    z    & 


8  COLUMBIA   GRADED   SPELLER. 


RATIONAL  SLANT  ALPHABET 


CAPITAL    LETTERS 


a  13   c  £)  e   3   q 

J^  J    }   JC    £   M    n 

o    p   a   7i   J   3    u 


SMALL    LETTERS 


/rw  /YU   O-   jfv     Or     Ay     />       t    AjU    /V-  M/ 


FIRST  YEAR. 


VERTICAL  ALPHABET 


CI 


di 

o 


CAPITAL   LETTERS 


(p 


c   0  &  d  a 


V    OU  X  U   2 


SMALL   LETTERS 


ll/     -(/     TYV      Tb      a      [b      C||     A' 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTE, 

The  lessons  in  this  series  of  spellers  are  intended 
to  furnish  work  for  the  pupils  of  the  elementary 
and  graimnar  schools  for  a  period  of  eight  years. 
The  work  for  each  year  is  the  result  of  a  careful 
and  extensive  study  of  the  ability  and  needs  of  the 
pupils  of  the  various  grades,  by  the  teachers  who 
are  actually  engaged  in  doing  the  work.  The 
word-lessons  are  arranged  in  unifortn  size  for  each 
year,  and  the  dictation-lessons  are  well  graded  and 
within  the  comprehension  of  the  pupils.  The  de- 
ma7id  of  teachers  from  every  section  of  the  coufitry 
for  such  an  arrangement  of  words  and  dictation 
matter  has  been  the  influence  which  has  inspired 
the  publication  of  these  spellers  by  this  house. 


EASY  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


FIRST  YEAR 

LESSON  1 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  a 


hat 


mat 


cat 


Acbb        nnaJ/       cxii/ 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


Co  caJ/ ,    CO  AaO ,  a/nd/ oy/yyvoJ/. 
Cb  oaJy  ocuru  Att/  a/  A/it/,  G/. 


II 


12 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  2 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  g 


peg 


leg 


peg 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


READING  LESSON 


1.  See  the  t,g%,  the  peg,  and  the  leg. 

2.  I  see  the  ^^g,  but  not  the  peg. 

3.  Can  you  see  the  peg  and  the  leg? 

4.  No,  I  cannot  see  the  peg  and  the  leg, 


FIRST  YEAR. 


13 


tin 


p  1  n 


LESSON  3 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  1 


^^ 


pin 


tin 


/urn/       loro 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


fin 


fin 


J  oo/ro  Au^  O/  fu/rv  a/nd/  cu  H/w. 
Jd  ifw  yfouru  Jmy  Zhju  Zinv  ?  CO. 

READING  LESSON 

1.  See  the  pin,  the  tin  and  the  fin! 

2.  Is  the  pin  near  the  tin  and  the  fin? 

3.  Is  the  pin  in  the  tin?     No,  it  is  not. 

4.  I  can  see  a  pin,  a  tin,  and  a  fin. 


14 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  4 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  6 


hog 
dog 


hog 


dog 
log 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


Ca/w  Lfw  Jura^  Aw  IAj/  cUra^  ^ 


READING  LESSON 


1.  Can  you  see  the  dog  and  the  log? 

2.  I  can  see  the  dog.      He  is  a  big  dog. 

3.  Are  the  hog  and  the  dog  on  the  log? 

4.  No,  but  the  dog  is  near^  the  hog. 


FIRST  YEAR.  15 


LESSON  5 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  u 


«lf'//fe.'^  gun 


sun 


sun  bun  gun 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


J  Aoy  AJu/  Am/yv  a/nd/  cu  /&u/ru 

READING  LESSON 

1 .  Can  you  see  the  sun  and  the  gun  ? 

2.  No,  but  I  can  see  the  bun. 

3.  Are  the  bun  and  sun  near  the  gun?   . 

4.  I  can  see  the  bun  and  the  sun. 


i6 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  6 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  a 


rack 


tack 


tack 


rac 


/>a(A    Za^h      Aa(J^ 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


JAi/  A^zok/  id  /rux^iAy  JJw  /ocuyky. 


READING  LESSON 


1 .  Can  you  see  the  tack  and  the  rack  ? 

2.  No,  I  can  see  the  sack  and  the  rack. 

3.  Is  the  sack  you  see  a  big  sack? 

4.  Yes,  and  it  is  full  of  grain,  too. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


^1 


LESSON  7 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  e 


nest 


vest 
vest 

EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


nest 


desk 


J  Aw  ay  nud/O  a/rvd/  cu  njtM/.J 
JA^  mjM  id  /rvoiy  oru  JJw  didJu. 


READING  LESSON 


1.  Can  you  see  a  boy  at  the  desk? 

2.  No,  I  cannot  see  a  boy  at  the  desk 

3.  I  can  see  a  vest  and  a  nest. 

4.  It  is  a  nest  with  five  eggs  in  it. 


i8 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  8 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  I 


stick 


r  1  c 


stick 


JtU^y     Atwh 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


READING  LESSON 

1.  I  can  see  the  stick  near  a  brick. 

2.  Can  you  see  the  brick  and  the  pick? 

3.  The  stick  is  not  as  big  as  the  pick. 

4.  I  see  the  pick,  the  stick,  and  the  brick. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


19 


LESSON  9 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  5 


lock 


block 


shop  lock  block 

/Aopy    JoS    Mock 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


J  Aw  oy  /ooAy  o/nd/  Qy  AAofv.Cb 

ad. 


READING  LESSON 

1.  Can  you  see  the  lock  on  the  shop? 

2.  I  can  see  the  lock  near  the  shop. 

3.  The  big  lock  is  not  on  the  shop. 

4.  I  see  the  lock,  the  block,  and  the  shop. 


20 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  10 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  u 


drum 

plum  crust 

crust  plum  drum 

EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 

J/)  ifw  ^fvtu/rru  /nuW  JAv  dAM/nv? 
IJed.  o/ncbit/id  rruxxAy  jAji/  cAaaM/,  lorr. 


READING  LESSON 


1.  Is  the  plum  on  the  crust? 

2.  No,  but  it  IS  near  the  drum. 

3.  Do  you  like  plums  and  crusts? 

4.  Yes,  and  I  like  a  drum,  too. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


21 


LESSON  U 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  a 


match 


latch 


patch 


latch         match        patch 

laXcfiy   /malofiy  yfiMoh 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


Gy  JxlUJv  yCd  07V  y{Jw  doxrv,  CO 


READING  LESSON 


1.  I  see  a  match,  a  latch,  and  a  patch. 

2.  Can  you  see  the  latch  and  the  match? 

3.  The  match  is  not  as  big  as  the  latch. 

4.  Do  you  like  a  patch  on  a  coat? 


^2 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  12 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  8 


shell 


bell 


hell 


w  e 


11 


well 
bell 


M^   jm3     is 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


Id  ifu/  AAM    Amy  ifuy  AJxM  ?  CU, 


READING  LESSON 


1.  I  can  see  a  large  shell. 

2.  It  IS  near  the  deep  well. 

3.  Can  the  man  go  into  the  well? 

4.  I  see  a  shell,  a  well,  and  a  bell. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


^3 


LESSON  13 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  i 


mill 

/rru3 


hill 

/u3 


rill 

/u3 


EXERCISE  FOR  COPYING 


JJwmj3id  /ru/Wlfw  /u3orulfwA(3 
Co/wmw  Aw  lfu/A(3  a/ncblh/IiM? 

READING  LESSON 

1.  It  is  a  large  mill  on  a  rill. 

2.  Is  the  mill  near  the  big  hill? 

3.  The  rill  runs  down  the  hill. 

4.  See  the  mill,  the  hill,  and  the  rill! 


24 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  14 
SHORT  SOUND  OF  6 


rock 


clock 
rock  sock  clock 

EXERaSE  FOR  COPYING 

Jd  ifw A<K^ any  jJw  Ju^  /uxc^^^ 
7la.  JnjJ/  aJ/  Jid  olo6>o  l(yLfw  Aovfi/. 

READING  LESSON 

1.  I  can  see  the  clock  and  the  sock. 

2.  I  can  see  a  big  rock,  too. 

3.  Can  you  see  the  rock  and  the  clock? 

4.  Yes,  and  I  can  see  a  clock  and  a  sock. 


9 


FIRST  YEAR. 

as 

LESSON  15 

bat 

can               bed 

do 

All/ 

ca/ru       ykdy 

da 

1 

LESSON  16 

• 

no 

OX                you 

rat 

mxT 

oz/      mow 

LESSON  17 

AOJ/ 

red 

pen               row 

pat 

Mdy 

^mu     Aow 

LESSON  18 

pZ(/ 

rag 

see              run 

ten 

Acu^ 

6ee^      AM/ru 

Jjm 

LESSON  19.    DICTATION 

J  COM/  Ao/  cu  AyoV  cund/  cu  /(n2^.  G/ 
JOcr  mow  Am/JJim  AcU/ /twoA/ iM^  otj  ? 


26                       COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER.  t 

LESSON  20 

ran            wax              big  tub 

LESSON  21 

toy            pet               he  us 

loy      y/wt/       A^  ud 

LESSON  22 

toe            may             nut  one 

loo     /ma/ij^     mul/  am 

LESSON  23 

up              me               met  she 

lo/v     mw       /rml/  a/ii/ 

LESSON  24.    DICTATION 

JAj/ M<y  AaV  Ao/w  Aifv lalfw Udr.G/ 
JIA^  Mtd  /WW  amcOmwJwmwM Am/to. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

1^ 

LESSON  85 

has 

we             men 

boy 

Add 

iu&     /rmu/ 

Am 

LESSON  36 

let 

her             will 

put 

M 

AiA/       JMi3 

LESSON  27 

//vjI/ 

hay 

hen           hot 

got 

Aof 

Am/     Iwt 

LESSON  28 

gd 

get 

dug           eye 

go 

fl 

LESSON  29.    DICTATION 

r 

o/2o  ifu/ /rrmv /moAc/  a//mM/Jcn/Ae/i/.J 


28 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

'^"-^ ... 

LESSON 

30. 

REVIEW           ,r 

do 

red 

nut 

toe 

bed 

ten 

toy 

eye 

row 

may 

you 

get 

<i 


LESSON  31.     MEMORY  GEM 

The  golden  rod  is  yellow, 
The  corn  is  turning  brown, 
The  trees  in  apple  orchards 
With  fruit  are  bending  down. 

LESSON   32.     DICTATION 

I  am  a  little  flower. 
I  am  white  and  yellow. 
I  love  the  bright  sunshine. 
I  love  the  warm  rain. 
Do  you  know  my  name? 
I  am  a  little  daisy. 


9f 


FIRST  YEAR. 


29 


LESSON  33 

back        call  dove  fell 

h(A    call      dom 


LESSON  34 

ball         girl  know         when 

LESSON  35 

them        cart         keep  come 

ihmu  ca/d/    Jmfv     caim 

LESSON  36 

doll         frog         kite  cent 

dM     ^4y-     Aili/       c&rd/ 

LESSON  37.    DICTATION 

JAi/  OA/d  Add  CO  AnncM  yfuJ/  dovo. 
MwM  oorrw  yurfmu  Ah/  ccMd  Jy(/. 


30  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  38 

feet  hide        came  beet 

M/       Aidi/    coMw      lal 

LESSON  39 

hope  like  meat         line 

Jbofw     Uw     /mmJ/    Arw 

LESSON  40 

make        mile         nose         neat 

/rruih/  /rruA    /na^    mMd/ 

LESSON  41 

neck  pull         take  ride 

/mck     Au3    lahy      aMju 


LESSON  42.    DICTATION 

JAx)fw  mow  Aw  /m/u-  yU/a/Z/  dxM 
JJw  Add  Mild  amcO  m/xU/  MJu/ mw 


J/IMd 


FIRST  YEAR.  3 1 
LESSON  43 

from         trap           seat  wood 

y^Wru  Map     Aecd/  jjjood/ 

LESSON  44 

race          tell             seed  nice 

Acia>    y[M       Aad/  /tUo/ 

LESSON  45 

trip           rake          time  mice 

M/v     Aah/     Jj/nw  mio/ 

LESSON  46 

rule          that           play  lost 

AuA/     jAaJy     fiiof  Io6i/ 


LESSON  47.    DICTATION 


32 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON 

48. 

REVIEW 

back 

frog 

from 

seed 

girl 

cent 

meat 

know 

cart 

came 

neck 

wood 

LESSON  49.     MEMORY  GEM 

**  Twinkle,  twinkle,  little  star. 
How  I  wonder  what  you  are; 
Up  above  the  world  so  high, 
Like  a  diamond  in  the  sky/' 

LESSON  50.     DICTATION 

The  little  stars  are  in  the  sky. 
We  can  see  them  at  night. 
There  are  too  many  to  count. 
See  how  they  shine! 
They  give  us  light. 
They  are  a  long  way  off". 


33 

fish 
my 

wet 
high 

day 
give 


kind  Jack  mug  eat 

it  man  our  roll 

I 

LESSON  56.     DICTATION 

1.  An  old  crow  came  here  to-day. 

2.  Here  is  the  cage  Jack  made  for  it. 

3.  He  will  be  kind  to  the  crow. 

4.  He  will  give  it  all  it  can  eat. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

LESSON  51 

his 

arm 

cage 

pop 

here 

made 

LESSON  52 

mend 

rest 

try 

old 

hill 

jug 

LESSON  63 

all 

cap 

fast 

hole 

crow 

fan 

LESSON   54 

34 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


Ann 
ask 


rose 
tap 

ail 
ate 


or 
rain 


LESSON 

56 

car 

hit 

oar 

flag 

hid 

o'^ver 

LESSON 

67 

tree 

does 

for 

web 

yes 

drank 

LESSON 

58 

canMy 

fed 

mine 

dress 

him 

last 

LESSON 

59 

tame 

two 

want 

some 

top 

lip 

I. 

2. 

4 


LESSON  60.     DICTATION 

Ask  Ann  to  come  over  and  see  me. 
I  want  to  give  her  some  of  my  candy, 
If  it  does  not  rain  she  will  come. 
She  wants  to  ride  over  in  the  car. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

35 

LESSON  61 

an'y 

cake               fry 

kiss 

care 

fun                  had 

LESSON  62 

milk 

off 

this                 yard 

lap 

dry 

went               mud 

LESSON  63 

eight 

Miss 

likes                way 

vex 

Kate 

read                wild 

LESSON  64 

farther 

tall 

bring              fox 

hold 

lid 

cup                  full 

kit'ty 

LESSON  65.     DICTATION 

1.  Miss  Kate  has  a  kitty  on  her  lap. 

2.  Father  got  it  for  me  to  give  to  hen 

3.  It  came  into  our  yard  last  night. 

4.  It  likes  to  lap  milk  and  eat  mice. 


36  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  66. 

REVIEW 

ant 

kind 

rain 

kit'ty 

cage 

give 

want 

read 

made 

ask 

yard 

high 

went 

farther 

fry 

care 

LESSON  67.     MEMORY  GEM 

*'  I  love  little  pussy, 
Her  coat  is  so  warm; 
And  if  I  don't  hurt  her 
She'll  do  me  no  harm. 

ril  sit  by  her  side 
And  give  her  some  food, 
And  pussy  will  love  me 
Because  I  am  good/' 

LESSON  68.     DICTATION 

1.  Jack  has  a  pet  rabbit. 

2.  It  is  black  and  white. 

3.  The  rabbit  is  very  tame. 

4.  It  likes  corn  to  eat. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

37 

LESSON  69 

Arice 

crept               have 

cane 

are 

fun^ny            hand 

LESSON  70 

May 

out 

ripe                your 

wind 

rude 

wag                who 

LESSON   71 

torn 

till 

*  o^'pen             land 

hoop 

rab'bit 

might             leaf 

LESSON  72 

gate 

hive 

buy                cross 

kid 

each 

book              coat 

fall 

LESSON  73.     DICTATION 

1.  Alice  and  May  have  a  pet  rabbit. 

2.  It  will  take  a  leaf  out  of  the  hand. 

3.  Do  not  open  the  gate  or  it  will  get  out. 

4.  It  has  crept  out  from  under  the  gate. 


38  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   74 

mouse 

cheese           work 

un^'der 

new 

tail                 warm 
LESSON  75 

ice 

plant 

pear               good 

they 

peach 

bread             rap 

LESSON  76 

with 

hall 

sev^en           sis^ter 

walk 

too 

late                tak^ing 
LESSON  77 

same 

small 

soft                spy 

fairing 

sled 

snow             skate 

LESSON  78.     DICTATION 

John 

I.  John  has  his  new  sled  with  li 

lim. 

2.   He 

is  taking  his  sister  to  rid( 

^  on  it. 

3.   It  is 

fun  to  play  in  the  soft  snow. 

4.  John  likes  to  skate  on  the  ice,  too. 

0 

FIRST   i^EA-R. 
LESSON   79 

39 

rug 

now 

dig 

long 

ev^er 

lift 

farm 

LESSON   80 

mak^ing 

cut 

black 

what 

Ned 

did 

name 

lit^tle 

brave 

LESSON   81 

> 

house 

blue 

just 

lives 

bird 

in 

near 

LESSON  82 

pan 

home 

pig 

fire 

goat 

rise 

poor 

lend 

mad 

LESSON  83.     DICTATION 

1 .  Ned  lives  on  a  farm  a  long  way  off. 

2.  He  just  got  some  nice,  new  pets. 

3.  Did  you  see  his  little  goat  and  cart? 

4.  He  is  making  a  house  for  the  goat  now. 


40 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

♦ 

LESSON 

84. 

REVIEW 

brave 

o^pen 

buy 

peach 

have 

might 

mouse 

,   pear 

your 

each 

cheese 

home 

who 

cross 

warm 

blue 

LESSON   85.     MEMORY   GEM 

"  Dear  old  Winter 
Comes  once  a  year, 
A  jolly  old  fellow 
Just  a  little  queer. 
He  makes  your  ears  tingle, 
And  pinches  up  your  nose ; 
Then  brings  the  merry  Christmas, 
To  pay  up,  I  suppose/' 

LESSON  86.     DICTATION 

1.  It  is  fun  to  play  in  the  snow. 

2.  Let  us  make  a  snow-man. 

3.  We  will  not  catch  cold. 

4.  We  will  run  and  keep  warm. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

41 

LESSON  87 

ap'^ple 

car^ry            cry 

fly 

horse 

close             fat 

LESSON  88 

stand 

hurt 

ill                   lake 

lame 

nest 

knee              by 

LESSON  89 

left 

Mr. 

not                pa  pa'' 

right 

Mrs. 

pail    .             mam  ma^ 

LESSON  90 

told 

wake 

un  tir            store 

tag 

was 

send              sell 

sly 

LESSON  91.     DICTATION 

1 .  Papa  gave  me  the  black  horse. 

2.  He  will  carry  me  to  the  store. 

3.  He  is  kind  and  will  not  hurt  me. 

4.  He  will  take  an  apple  from  my  hand, 


42 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  92 

sing 

song             most 

its 

six 

teach            ver^y 

LESSON  93 

much 

live 

love              lik'^ing 

how 

look 

large            goes 

LESSON  94 

grade 

first 

and               says 

skip 

am 

school          soon 

LESSON  95 

ring 

rope 

vine              peep 

face 

pret^tv 

rob^in          nail 

road 

LESSON  96.     DICTATION 

1 .  Ann  likes  to  go  to  school  very  much. 

2.  She  says  she  is  in  the  First  Grade. 

3.  They  sing  pretty  songs  at  school. 

4.  One  of  them  is  of  the  robin's  nest. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

43 

LESSON  97 

down 

bag                bit 

found 

ba^y 

cried              please 

^LESSON  98 

sail 

said 

sit                  stop 

talk 

ship 

spot               snap 

LESSON  99 

stove 

smoke 

COW               sat 

star 

chair 

sor^ry            rub 

LESSON  100 

shine 

stag 

then               wash 

both 

hard 

toss                stay 

wa'^ter 

LESSON  101.     DICTATION 

1.  Did  you  say  Ned  found  a  little  ship? 

2.  Yes,  he  said  he  found  the  sails,  too. 

3.  You  may  both  play  down  by  the  water. 

4.  Please  stop  for  the  cow,  coming  home. 


44 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  102. 

REVIEW 

car^ry 

ver^'y 

please 

star 

knee 

teach 

talk 

shine 

right 

school 

said 

much 

hurt 

road 

chair 

store 

LESSON  103.     MEMORY  GEM 

*'To  do  to  others  as  I  would, 
That  they  should  do  to  me, 
Will  make  me  honest,  kind  and  good, 
As  children  ought  to  be/' 

LESSON  104.     DICTATION 

1.  Oh!  what  a  fine  sled  you  have,  John, 

2.  I  wish  I  had  a  new  one  like  it. 

3.  You  may  have  a  long  ride  on  mine. 

4.  Get  on,  and  I  will  pull  you. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

45 

LESSON  105 

bad 

bark              flew 

hair 

bake 

catch             food 

LESSON  106 

knew 

friend 

feel                horn 

in'to 

cheek 

barn              jump 

LESSON  107 

sand 

bear 

fight              hav'^ing 

saw 

child 

brook           sang 

LESSON  108 

sent 

clap 

fine                light 

set 

fix 

harm             save 

shall 

LESSON   109.     DICTATION 

1.  The'pretty  fish  are  in  the  brook. 

2.  Did  you  see  the  child  catch  one? 

3.  She  is  kind  and  will  not  harm  it. 

4.  She  will  let  it  jump  back  into  the  water. 


46  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

no 

sheep 

gold 

twig 

side 

grow 

Will 

slate 

write 

LESSON 

111 

shut 

thank 

wing 

were 

whip 

shoe 

yeKlow 

use 

LESSON 

112 

box 

why 

win^'ter 

white 

thing 

slip 

sum^mer 

woke 

LESSON 

113 

climbs 

hate 

think 

dear 

turn 

show 

spring 

wish 

LESSON  114.     DICTATION 

1 .  Father  gave  Will  a  dear  little  sheep. 

2.  It  is  as  white  as  snow  in  the  winter. 

3.  What  do  you  think  he  gives  it  to  eat? 

4.  Take  a  peep  in  the  box  and  see. 


FIRST  YEAR.  47 


LESSON  115 

low 

clouds          far 

go'ing 

bee 

dai^sy            garMen 

LESSON  116 

head 

ape 

clean             deep 

gave 

bas^'ket 

clear              flat 

LESSON  117 

hear 

been 

.    on^ly             dish 

fold 

cold 

a  gain^           cit^y 

LESSON  118 

glad 

after 

none             chick 

be  gan^ 

beg 

five               dime 

game 

LESSON  119.     DICTATION 

1.  This  is  my  pretty  little  basket. 

2.  Mamma  just  gave  it  to  me  to-day. 

3.  I  have  five  little  white  chicks  in  it. 

4.  I  am  going  to  put  them  in  the  garden. 


48  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  120.     REVIEW 


catch 

harm 

sum^'mer 

clouds 

knew 

twig 

win'^ter 

a  gain'' 

fight 

write 

spring 

aPter 

brook 

thank 

dear 

glad 

LESSON  121.     MEMORY   GEM 

***Wake!'  says  the  sunshine, 

''Tis  time  to  get  up, 
•    Wake,  pretty  daisy 
And  sweet  buttercup. 
Why  you  have  been  sleeping 
The  whole  winter  long, 
Hark!  don't  you  hear? 
'Tis  the  bluebird's  first  song/  " 

LESSON  122.     DICTATION 

1.  Look  at  the  pretty  blue  sky. 

2.  Do  you  see  the  white  clouds? 

3.  We  can  see  the  stars  at  night. 

4.  I  hope  we  can  see  the  big  round  moon. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


49 


LESSON  123 


wrote 
Tom 


week 
quick 

word 
tore 

wide 
sew 


slide 
wheel 


spade 
rode 


LESSON  124 


sleep 
would 


pile 
spin 


LESSON  126 

such  round 

where  push 

LESSON   126 

sea  part 

wipe  night 


pup 
oth^er 


noon 
mind 

pond 
tries 

bright 
mate 


I. 

2. 

4. 


LESSON  127.     DICTATION 

Papa  gave  Tom  a  wheel  last  summer. 
Would  you  like  to  see  him  ride  it  now? 
He  rode  it  the  other  day  to  the  sea. 
He  tries  to  keep  it  clean  and  bright. 


so 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON   128 

lace 

green             find 

corn 

moth^'er 

fruit               a  way^ 

LESSON  129 

broke 

lamb 

four               foot 

bone 

mean 

ear                 cook 

LESSON   130 

step 

held 

lamp             laid 

brown 

end 

nap               boat 

LESSON  131 

still 

help 

coKor            soap 

three 

grape 

spoon           sold 

true 

LESSON   132.     DICTATION 

1.  In  summer  grapes  grow  on  the  vine. 

2.  The  vine  climbs  high  up  the  house. 

3 .  My  sister  likes  the  ripe  fruit  very  much. 

4.  Mother  gave  her  some  to  eat  to-day. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

51 

LESSON  133 

ta^le 

smile             page 

pipe 

shakes 

room            net 

LESSON  134 

nev^er 

tears 

stood            pass 

swell 

short 

lane              next 

LESSON  135 

nine 

moon 

salt                plate 

swim 

sweet 

past               swing 

LESSON   136 

more 

stir 

post              blows 

pole 

paw 

once             stone 

must 

LESSON  137.     DICTATION 

1 .  The  swing  was  on  the  big  apple  tree. 

2.  The  apple  tree  stood  by  the  gate. 

3.  When  we  swing  high  it  shakes  the  tree. 

4.  The  wind  blows  the  apples  down. 


52  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON   138.     REVIEW 

wrote  true  stood  must 

oth^'er  fruit  plate  stir 

would  held  sweet  moon 

night  spoon  paw  more 

LESSON   139.     MEMORY  GEM 

''  All  things  bright  and  beautiful, 
All  things  great  and  small, 
All  things  wise  and  wonderful, 
Our  Father  made  them  all 

Each  little  flower  that  opens, 
Each  little  bird  that  sings, 
He  made  their  glowing  colors. 
He  made  their  tiny  wings/' 

LESSON   140.     DICTATION 

1.  The  rain  comes  from  the  clouds. 

2.  It  makes  the  flowers  grow. 

3.  It  gives  us  water  to  drink. 

4.  We  could  not  live  without  it, 


SECOND  YEAR. 


53 


SECOND   YEAR 


LESSON 

141 

after 

eight 

knew 

school 

cent 

garden 

jump 

rab'bit 

dime 

hap'py 

laid 

thank 

LESSON 

142 

yard 

three 

paw 

large 

walk 

table 

quick 

house 

write 

spoon 

nail 

friend 

LESSON 

143 

a  gain' 

down 

horse 

please 

carry 

drank 

likes 

teach 

bark 

first 

mother 

rob'in 

LESSON 

144 

true 

un  tir 

right 

mouse 

yellow 

very 

past 

hoop 

wagon 

shine 

oar 

giving 

LESSON  145.     DICTATION 

1.  There  are  ten  cents  in  one  dime. 

2.  Do  you  like  to  hear  the  robin  sing  ? 

3.  My  friend  lives  in  a  large  house. 

4.  His  mother  gave  him  a  horse  and  wagon. 


54  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON   146 

green  know  ear  catch 

fruit  Jenny  eye  basket 

leaf  father  does  apple 

LESSON  147 

bright  lik'ing  peach  your 

grow 

fight 


tak'ing 

Stove 

shake 


hive 
high 
flew 


pear                    think 

warm 

once                   smile 

wa'ter 

LESSON  148 

rain                   sum'mer 

night 

plant                  spring 

from 

off                      store 

head 

LESSON  149 

sis'ter                 round 

cheese 

slate                  ate 

clock 

seven                bread 

fun'ny 

LESSON  150.     DICTATION 

1.  The  plants  begin  to  grow  in  the  spring. 

2.  In  the  summer  we  have  peaches  and  pears. 

3.  Did  you  see  Jenny  s  basket  of  apples  ? 

4.  She  was  taking  them  to  her  father. 


SECOND  YEAR. 

55 

LESSON 

151 

thing 

nev'er 

dai'sy 

tears 

stick 

found 

be  side' 

shoe 

sleep 

can'dy 

LESSON 

road 

162 

lamb 

stone 

only 

color 

having 

stand 

blue 

a  way 

pret'ty 

tries 

brown 

LESSON 

climb 
153 

swell 

small 

spade 

seat 

any 

other 

might 

mam  ma 

be  gan 

next 

knee 

LESSON 

goes 

154 

cried 

care 

said 

been 

near 

under 

twig 

chair 

shall 

wheel 

mean 

crept 

week 

LESSON  155.     DICTATION 

1.  Did  you  see  the  pretty  daisy? 

2.  It  was  the  only  one  near  the  road. 

3.  Next  week  there  will  be  many  other  flowers. 

4.  Mamma  found  a  blue  flower  to-day. 


56  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  156. 

REVIEW 

happy 

un  tir 

cheese 

next 

friend 

fruit 

bright 

might 

please 

lik'ing 

round 

crept 

carry 

fight 

tries 

wheel 

right 

summer 

climb 

pret'ty 

LESSON   157.     MEMORY   GEM 

"Tell  me,  sunny  goldenrod,  growing  everywhere, 
Did  fairies  come  from  fairyland  and  make  the 

dress  you  wear  ? 
Did  you  get  from   mines  of  gold  your  bright 

and  shining  hue, 
Or  did  the  baby  stars  some  night  fall  down  and 

cover  you  ? 
I  love  you,  laughing  goldenrod,  and  I  will  try 
like  you 
To  fill  each  day  with  deeds  of  cheer, 
Be  loving,  kind  and  true." 

LESSON  158.  DICTATION 
Goldenrod 
"  I  am  a  lonely  little  flower.  I  come  when 
nearly  all  the  wild  flowers  have  said  good-by. 
Little  children  like  to  gather  me.  I  suppose  it  is 
because  they  love  my  bright  yellow  stars.  Would 
they  love  me  so  much  if  I  came  in  the  spring  ?  " 


SECOND  YEAR. 


57 


both 

clouds 

fairing 

brook 


LESSON  169 

hair  says 

nose  use 

neck  white 

LESSON  160 

count  sorry 


com  ing 

sew 

want 

would 

wrote 

stood 

LESSON 

161 

an  y  thing 

add 

dew 

burn 

could 

fork 

blew 

cool 

knife 

LESSON 

162 

sod 

Stalk 

south 

treat 

twelve 

ninth 

year 

month 

opened 

sell 

where 

brave 

skate 
what 
winter 

leaves 

oak 

peace 

paid 
pity 
sto'ry 


LESSON  163.     DICTATION 

1.  The  oak  has  no  leaves  in  the  winter. 

2.  There  are  twelve  months  in  a  year. 

3.  Did  you  see  those  white  clouds  ? 

4.  We  skate  on  the  brook  in  the  winter. 


58 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

164 

a  bove' 

done 

half 

many 

bar 

drove 

king 

pint 

chain 

eyed 

lawn 

quart 

LESSON 

165 

a  woke' 

form 

hood 

skies 

beans 

goose 

rail 

to-day 

earth 

heat 

Stem 

wool 

LESSON 

166 

act 

fear 

noise 

west 

beef 

inch 

soak 

answer 

cock 

inch'es 

there 

bench 

LESSON 

167 

maid 

coal 

clay 

fair 

tea 

door 

flower 

great 

be  low' 

east 

loose 

note 

LESSON  168.     DICTATION 

1.  There  are  two  pints  in  a  quart. 

2.  In  a  foot  there  are  twelve  inches. 

3.  To-day  Emma  saw  the  sun  rise  in  the  east. 

4.  How  many  boys  can  point  to  the  west  ? 


SECOND  YEAR. 

50 

LESSON  169 

stool 

let'ter                 earn 

able 

these 

mail                   fail 

busy 

wrap 

oats                    ground 

LESSON  170 

copy 

staff 

lean                   heel 

air 

those 

music                heal 

couch 

wait 

ounce                a  cross' 

LESSON  171 

dine 

scold 

queen                 bank 

fingers 

life 

root                    broad 

giant 

point 

false                   cave 

LESSON  172 

heart 

slap 

minute              field 

board 

rice 

drill                   glass 

coach 

flow 

ev  e  ry               a  sleep' 

ditch 

LESSON  173.     DICTATION 

1.  Did  you  mail  the  letter  for  me? 

2.  A  Staff  in  music  has  five  lines. 

3.  The  root  of  the  plant  is  under  the  ground. 

4.  The  heart  beats  many  times  in  a  minute. 


6o 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  174.     REVIEW 


eyed 

loose 

knife 

minute 

skies 

fairing 

leaves 

field 

inches 

where 

opened 

a  sleep' 

noise 

commg 

ground 

couch 

answer 

an  y  thing 

'     staff 

ounce 

LESSON  176.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  Dainty  milkweed  babies, 
Dressed  in  cradles  green, 
Fed  by  mother  Nature, 
Rocked  by  hands  unseen ; 
Brown  coats  have  those  darlings, 
And  slips  of  sheeny  white ; 
And  wings, — but  that's  a  secret, — 
They're  folded  out  of  sight." 

LESSON  176.     DICTATION 

The  Milkweed 

The  milkweed  babies  are  the  little  seeds. 

Their  green  cradles  are  the  pods. 
They  have  very  pretty  brown  coats. 

The  soft  wind  gently  rocks  them. 
Do  you  know  where  their  wings  are  ? 


SECOND  YEAR. 

6i 

LESSON 

177 

almost 

a  mtise' 

Erien 

loaf 

brother 

beaks 

frost 

money 

coffee 

dough 

heard 

orange 

LESSON 

178 

a  lone' 

cream 

heavy 

peck 

beech 

dirty 

kit'ten 

seem 

beach 

floor 

lazy 

silk 

LESSON 

179 

a  like 

bot'tom 

lies 

should 

blind 

dozen 

meal 

spill 

coun'try 

frame 

po  ta'to 

skim 

LESSON 

180 

a  live 

e  nough' 

mouth 

shape 

berry 

fresh 

roof 

tool 

cot'tage 

knit 

Ray 

trim 

LESSON  181.     DICTATION 

1.  There  are  twelve  things  in  a  dozen. 

2.  How  many  oranges  in  a  dozen  ? 

3.  Do  you  like  cream  in  your  coffee  ? 

4.  They  skim  the  cre^m  from  the  milk* 


62 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

182 

teacher 

vase 

bough 

forest 

third 

wheat 

body 

glide 

ugly 

at'tic 

dinner 

lemon 

LESSON 

183 

taught 

acorn 

doze 

longer 

visit 

but'ter 

easy 

maple 

watch 

chase 

foam 

mast 

LESSON 

184 

taste 

corner 

flies 

moss 

wick 

do  mg 

grove 

narrow 

brush 

e  lev'en 

liries 

often 

LESSON  185 

thin 

for  get' 

marks 

raft 

thick 

fence 

place 

snail 

bet'ter 

lum'ber 

rack 

shade 

LESSON  186.     DICTATION 

1.  Men  make  lumber  from  the  trees  in  the  forests. 

2.  The  acorn  is  the  fruit  of  the  oak  tree. 

3.  There  are  many  lilies  in  the  grove  near  by. 

4.  The  maple  is  a  very  good  shade  tree. 


SECOND  ' 

^EAR. 

63 

LESSON 

187 

as'ter 

bowl 

hollow 

march 

breakYast 

cape 

joke 

older 

boxes 

dusty 

limbs 

peas 

LESSON 

188 

an  oth  er 

cost 

mitts 

pray 

be  fore' 

fling 

naugh'ty 

preach 

burs 

list 

pies 

ready 

LESSON 

189 

a  fraid' 

faint 

reach 

socks 

beads 

flock 

roam 

tooth 

coop 

piriow 

supper 

touch 

LESSON 

190 

bunch 

pine 

slice 

worm 

flesh 

square 

than 

wren 

growl 

Street 

tide 

waste 

LESSON   191.     DICTATION 

1.  Did  you  see  my  bunch  of  asters? 

2.  There  is  another  pine  tree  on  that  street. 
3-  Here  is  a  flock  of  wrens  for  some  supper. 
4.  Fling  them  the  bread  from  the  bowl. 


64 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  192.     REVIEW 


break'fast 

a  fraid' 

heard 

wheat 

horiow 

tooth 

money 

bough 

be  fore' 

growl 

dirty 

e  lev  en 

naugh'ty 

worm 

coun'try 

waste 

ready 

dough 

mouth 

street 

LESSON  193.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  I  know  three  little  sisters, 

I  think  you  know  them,  too, 
For  one  is  red,  and  one  is  white, 
And  the  other  one  is  blue. 

I  know  three  little  lessons 
These  little  sisters  tell, 

The  first  is  Love,  then  Purity, 
And  Truth  we  love  so  well." 


LESSON  194.     DICTATION 

The  Flag 

The  three  little  sisters  are  the  colors  of  our 

flag.     I  think  you  know  them.    They  are  red  and 

white  and  blue.     They  each  tell  us  a  little  lesson. 

Do  you  know  what  the  lessons  are  ? 


SECOND  YEAR. 


65 


LESSON  195 


an  y  where 

a  muse' 

blame 

hawk 

doriar 

dead 

fat'ten 

inside 

eaten 

fife 

grind 

jol'ly 

LESSON 

196 

angle 

arrow 

breast 

jelly 

dwell 

farm 

gentle 

Rover 

en  joy' 

good-by 

hoof 

shaft 

angel 
dream 
fairy 

April 

drown 

flutter 


LESSON  197 

butt  good-night'  spend 

echo  healmg  rainy 

echoes  I'll  strikes 


LESSON  198 

get'ting  river 

ginger  sown 

handle  sleet 


romp 

shad 

skiff 


LESSON  199.     DICTATION 

1.  There  are  ten  dimes  in  a  dollar. 

2.  The  arrow  did  not  strike  the  hawk. 

3.  The  shad  swim  in  the  river  in  the  spring. 

4.  Rover  is  a  very  gentle  dog  for  a  pet. 


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LESSON  200 

win'dow 

space             sharp 

rosy 

size 

tight               tent 

trust 

sped 

up  set'           par  ty 

LESSON   201 

Wednes'day 

wife 

shout             fright 

rust 

seen 

pods              Fri'day 

witch 

taken 

quince           whose 

LESSON  202 

scent 

wishes 

snug             slave 

won 

tray 

raining         tire 

stage 

price 

Thurs'day    blaze 

LESSON  203 

tales 

weeds 

tramp            sight 

un  kind' 

sign 

roar               wound 

vi  o  let 

paper 

boast            tread 

greedy 

LESSON  204.     DICTATION 

1.  Did  you  see  the  violets  in  the  window? 

2.  Ray  is  going  to  have  a  party  in  the  tent. 

3.  I  hope  it  will  not  be  raining  on  Wednesday, 

4.  The  garden  shows  signs  of  weeds.    , 


•    SECOND  YEAR. 

67 

LESSON  205 

Mon'day 

cloth               a  head' 

grand'moth  er 

golden 

hunter            absent 

danger 

in  deed' 

won'der          creek 

LESSON  206 

fairing 

Tues'day 

hillside          cheer 

fire'side 

gnat 

waded            circle 

grandTa  ther 

hungry 

a  float'            don'key 

her  self 

LESSON  207 

Sat  ur  day    Jack  Frost     be  side       for  got 
gloves  beast  carpet        glue 

hatch  cube  dain'ty        heaps 

LESSON  208 

Sun'day        wak'en  chop  flying 

giv'en  we'll  curl  harness 

known  bridge  feel'ers       hab'it 

LESSON   209.     DICTATION 

1.  Grandfather's  chair  is  by  the  fireside. 

2.  Grandmother  put  it  there  herself 

3.  The  hunter  waded  in  the  creek. 

4.  We'll  go  over  the  bridge  on  Sunday. 


6^ 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  210.     REVIEW 


an  y  where 

Tues'day 

angel 

creek 

hawk 

greedy 

known 

in  deed' 

angle 

Thursday 

Sat  ur  day 

beast 

echoes 

price 

bridge 

scent 

Wednesday 

absent 

cloth 

whose 

LESSON   211.     MEMORY  GEM 

Do  you  know  why  the  snow 

Is  hurrying  through  the  garden  so  ? 
Just  to  spread  a  nice,  soft  bed 

For  the  sleepy  little  flowers. 
To  cuddle  up  the  baby  ferns, 

And  smooth  the  lilies'  sheet, 
And  tuck  a  warm,  white  down 

Around  the  roses'  feet'* 


LESSON   212.     DICTATION 
The  Snow 

"  I  am  so  glad  I  have  at  last  reached  the 
ground.  I  am  very  tired,  for  I  have  come  a  great 
way.  I  did  not  think  it  was  so  far  from  the 
clouds  to  the  ground.  I  did  not  come  alone.  A 
great  many  friends  came  with  me.  Do  you  know 
what  I  look  like  ?  I  look  like  a  little  white  star 
and  I  cannot  live  where  it  is  warm." 


SECOND  YEAR. 

69 

LESSON  213 

• 

aunt 

bray 

fourteen 

sorid 

broth 

di  vide' 

hammer 

useTul 

clams 

edge 

sphere 

LESSON  214 

hunt'ing 

ar  rive' 

droop 

voice 

hem'i  sphere 

bro'ken 

jacket 

sin'gle 

ev  er  green 

branch 

gloom 

tacks 

LESSON  215 

hon'est 

honey 

dried 

tum'ble 

hon  ey  bees 

bedroom 

far'ther 

kindness 

gar den  er 

clover 

sad'dle 

judge 

LESSON  216 

after  noon 

be  cause' 

dawn 

fire'fly 

glad'ness 

beauty 

error 

to-morrow 

helper 

crack 

gather 

LESSO 

keepsake 

N  217.     DICTATION 

iron 

1.  Is  the  sphere  a  solid  body? 

2.  The  gardener  likes  the  honey  bees. 

3.  They  gather  honey  from  the  clover. 

4.  I  see  them  every  afternoon  from  my  window. 


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• 

LESSON 

218 

active 

downy 

grocer 

did'n't 

cot'ton 

eigh'ty 

how  ev  er 

lonely 

candles 

fourth 

kneel 

lad'der 

LESSON 

219 

al  lowed' 

but'ton 

humming 

mold 

dumb 

engine 

isn  t 

noth'ing 

frighten 

goal 

licked 

owl 

LESSON 

220 

ailmg 

basin 

knock 

mane 

crawl 

frit'ters 

larger 

nee'dle 

ex  cuse' 

jumped 

lift'ing 

ob'long 

LESSON 

221 

an  y  how 

core 

nap'kin 

quite 

biscuit 

grass'hop  per 

peo'ple 

sense 

crab 

knock'ing 

paints 

sup  pose 

LESSON  222.     DICTATION 

1 .  Did  you  see  the  crab  eat  the  biscuit  ? 

2.  The  grasshopper  jumped  over  the  stone. 

3.  The  owl  was  on  the  ladder. 

4.  Didn't  it  frighten  you  very  much  ? 


SECOND  YEAR. 


71 


LESSON  223 

apron 

cat'tle             patch 

an  i  mals 

barrel 

drift                re  ply 

beefsteak 

comb 

fee'ble            shawl 

LESSON  224 

build 

beggar 

linen              string 

with  out' 

crown 

organ             smooth 

ankle 

knob 

plain              tend 

LESSON  225 

broom 

caught 

porch             to  geth  er 

choke 

collar 

rein                tried 

dashed 

latch 

scraps            wreck 

LESSON  226 

fro'zen 

church 

soup              waist 

for  give' 

nowhere 

shower          chips 

fairer 

rib'bon 

sun  ny           de  light' 

mas'ter 

LESSON  227.     DICTATION 

1.  There  is  a  large  organ  in  that  church. 

2.  The  horse  dashed  through  the  drift. 

3.  It  was  bright  and  sunny  after  the  shower. 

4.  Some  animals  build  houses  to  live  in. 


72  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  228. 

REVIEW 

use'ful                 error 

biscuit 

de  light' 

sphere                 eigh'ty 

nap'kin 

sup  pose 

branch                 frighten 

shawl 

farther 

hem'i  sphere       is  n't 

caught 

people 

judge                  knocking 

rein 

liftmg 

LESSON  229.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  In  the  heart  of  a  seed  buried  deep,  so  deep, 
A  dear  little  plant  lay  fast  asleep. 

*  Wake  up,'  said  the  sunshine,  'and  creep  to  the 

light; 

*  Wake  up,'  said  the  voice  of  the  raindrop  bright. 
The  little  plant  heard,  and  it  rose  to  see 
What  the  beautiful  outside  world  might  be." 

LESSON  230.     DICTATION 
The  Little  Seed 

"  I  am  a  little  seed  living  way  down  in  the 
ground.  I  need  water  and  sunshine  to  make  me 
grow.  After  a  time  I  will  spread  my  roots 
around  under  the  ground.  I  will  send  my  stalk 
above  the  ground.  My  stalk  will  be  dressed  in 
leaves  and  flowers.  Do  you  know  what  I  will 
then  be  called  ?     I  will  be  called  a  plant." 


SECOND  YEAR. 


73 


LESSON 

231 

lively 

re  turn' 

be  neath' 

drench 

muffin 

errand 

cones 

sixth 

popped 

knit'ter 

cous'in 

sto'ries 

LESSON 

232 

lis'ten 

rais'ing 

bonnet 

scared 

nature 

ev  e  ry  where 

coast 

smiled 

plank 

fam'i  ly 

desert 

yourself 

LESSON 

233 

lifted 

power 

bucket 

spot'ted 

mat'ter 

re  peat' 

chickens 

slip'pers 

num'ber 

froth 

drawing 

slen'der 

LESSON 

234 

plenty 

fowls 

buck  et  ful 

singing 

rough 

hoarse 

con  sent' 

sour 

eigh'teen 

ket'tle 

com'fort 

speech 

LESSON   235.     DICTATION 

1.  Here  is  a  bucket  of  water  for  the  chickens. 

2.  What  a  number  of  chickens  you  have.  , 

3.  Have  you  been  raising  them  yourself? 

4.  You  have  quite  a  lively  family. 


74 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  236 


lan'tern 

mit'tens 

Easter 

o'clock' 

purse 

float ed 

pulled 

reader 

camel 

LESSON 

\  237 

laughed 

nib'ble 

course 

melon 

print 

doorway 

outside 

printer 

swift 

LESSON 

[  238 

mat'ter 

frisk 

chopped 

player 

hatch  et 

dancing 

re  ward' 

barked 

scow 

LESSON 

[  239 

mid'dle 

flow'ing 

closet 

questions 

bounce 

spout 

re  suit' 


cool'ing  ticked 


scour 

smil'ing 

steam 


sash 

tricks 

shrubs 


swift'ly 

shells 

shore 


throne 

to-night' 

sand'y 


LESSON  240.     DICTATION 

1.  The  camel  can  go  a  long  time  without  water. 

2.  Did  you  find  any  shells  along  the  shore  ? 

3.  There  are  many  pretty  flowers  at  Easter  time. 

4.  Have  you  had  the  lantern  to-night  ? 


SECOND  YEAR. 

n 

LESSON  241 

stand'ing 

sweetest      cracked 

hon  ey  comb 

twine 

tossed           daugh'ter 

louder 

vessel 

bloom          Emma 

LESSON  242 

petal 

smaller 

stormy         daisies 

leafy 

veins 

tracks            forward 

pickles 

blossoms 

crutch           horseshoe 

roasted 

• 

LESSON  243 

singing 

curved         li'lac 

tongue 

be  lieve' 

travel           measure 

roadside 

chopping 

floating       mo'tion 

LESSON  244 

waved 

tiny 

fierce            car  riage 

wiiring 

blood 

moth            teeth 

whis'tle 

carried 

o'er              fac'to  ry 

proudly 

LESSON   245.     DICTATION 

1.  Emma  has  a  bunch  of  daisies  and  lilacs. 

2.  The  vessel  tossed  on  the  water. 

3.  They  have  a  whistle  at  the  factory. 

4.  Your  daughter  is  standing  in  the  doorway. 


76  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   246.     REVIEW 

lively 

lan'tern             crutch 

whis'tle 

errand 

laughed            dais'ies 

fac'to  ry 

lis'ten 

hatch  et             be  lieve' 

drench 

eigh'teen        ques'tions         fierce  rais'ing 

speech  petal  carriage  be  neath' 

LESSON  247.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  Who  has  seen  the  wind  ? 

Neither  I  nor  you, 
But  when  the  leaves  are  trembling 

The  wind  is  passing  through. 
Wh\o  has  seen  the  wind  ? 

Neither  you  nor  I, 
But  when  the  leaves  bow  down  their  heads 

The  wind  is  passing  by." 

LESSON   248.     DICTATION 

The  wind  makes  the  clouds  move  and  it  cools 
the  air.  It  also  helps  to  scatter  the  seeds.  Some 
winds  are  strong  and  some  are  gentle.  The  wind 
that  comes  from  the  North  is  always  strong  and 
cold.  The  South  wind  is  w^arm.  The  East  wind 
brings  rain  with  it  sometimes,  and  is  often  gentle. 
The  West  wind  is  a  strong  wind. 


SECOND  YEAR. 

n 

LESSON  249 

scamp 

bub'ble 

crushed 

dew'drops 

sew'ing 

scat'ter 

endmg 

freezes 

their 

task 

spare 

limpmg 

LESSON  250 

twen'ty 

stolen 

digging 

hymn 

start 

touched 

silver 

lightmg 

bee'tle 

backward 

ev  e  ry  bod  y 

mother's 

LESSON  251 

stale 

tough 

effort 

mis'ter 

truthTul 

shot 

hoFi  day 

popcorn 

but'ter  fly 

capers 

island 

pud'dle 

LESSON  252 

sparks 

doctor 

lying 

or  chard 

crowed 

seashore 

maker 

play 'thing 

deed       ' 

fam'i  lies 

nickel 

pepper 

LESSON  253.     DICTATION 

1.  Many  families  go  to  the  seashore  on  holidays. 

2.  The  butterfly  gets  honey  from  the  flowers. 
3-  There  are  two  tens  in  twenty. 

4.  Did  you  see  mother's  sewing  on  the  table  ? 


78 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  254 

purple 

el  lipse        state 

Es'ther 

steel 

six'teen        pencil 

foolish 

skin 

fallen           sickness 

LESSON  255 

building 

pokers 

they'll          blanket 

common 

simple 

poured         star 

drowned 

tri  an  gle 

steed            buzzing 

LESSON  256 

drooping 

say'ing 

sift               fightmg 

spruce 

tim'id 

sugar           blue'bird 

fixed 

putting 

tender         shinmg 

LESSON  267 

drifted 

spi'der 

feared          stump 

chimney 

plough'ing 

swallow      fearless 

CO  coon' 

pe  ri  od 

crimson       sadly 

caVer  pil  1 

LESSON  558.     DICTATION 

1.  The  period  is  placed  at  the  end  of  a  sentence, 

2.  The  caterpillar  spins  a  cocoon. 

3.  We  have  some  swallows  in  our  chimney. 

4.  They  are  building  their  nests  there  now. 


SECOND  YEAR. 


79 


LESSON  259 

waiter 

softly             snowstorm 

picked 

sneak 

tease              mirror 

sprang 

thirs'ty 

mut'toti          trumpet 

LESSON  260 

picture 

slipped 

piece              rocky 

stable 

thumb 

stroll              rain'bow 

re  ceive' 

blush 

minnows       some'times 

LESSON  261 

straw 

selfish 

thun'der        fifteen 

singer 

thim'ble 

savage          seal 

miller 

steer 

straight         muscles 

LESSON  262 

fairies 

stall 

pelt                sunset 

breeze 

palace 

second          forge 

sport 

sun'beams 

fable              sifter 

brushed 

LESSON   263.     DICTATION 

1.  We  use  a  thimble  in  sewing. 

2.  There  are  three  fives  in  fifteen. 

3.  Have  you  a  picture  of  a  snowstorm  ? 

4.  After  a  shower  we  sometimes  see  a  rainbow. 


So 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   264.     REVIEW 


sewmg 

orchard 

sneak 

CO  coon' 

their 

building 

re  ceive' 

cater  pil  lar 

freezes 

poured 

straight 

fearless 

touched 

chimney 

second 

pe'ri  od 

hymn 

waiter 

muscles 

sugar 

LESSON   265.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  The  stars  are  tiny  daisies  high, 

Opening  and  shutting  in  the  sky. 
The  daisies  are  the  stars  below, 

Twinkling  and  sparkling  as  they  grow. 

The  star  buds  blossom  in  the  night. 
And  love  the  moon's  calm  tender  light 

Biit  daisies  bloom  out  in  the  day, 

And  watch  the  bright  sun  on  his  way." 


LESSON  266.     DICTATION 

We  can  see  the  stars  in  the  sky  at  night 
There  are  so  many  that  little  people  cannot 
begin  to  count  them.  There  is  a  group  of  stars 
toward  the  North  which  is  called  *'the  great 
bear."     Another  group  is  called  ''  the  dipper." 


SECOND  YEAR. 


8i 


Steamers 

wrists 

pocket 


you  re 

squirrel 

whiteness 


whisper 

soTa 

snow'bird 


mischief 

row'ing 

bot'tle 


LESSON  267 

bullTrog       yes'ter  day  peeped 

shallow       shiver  riches 

chained        rid'dle  shoot 


LESSON  268 

proud  sur  prise' 

roost  throat 

screen  writer 

LESSON  269 

secret  stored 

worker        towel 
muslin        writ'ing 

LESSON  270 

spool  through 


shadow 
bit'ing 


bun'dle 
seasons 


peb'ble 

Rollo 

spurs 


stripes 
them  selves 
present 

blacklDoard 

chestnut 

thief 


LESSON   27L     DICTATION 

Yesterday  we  had  writing  on  the  blackboard. 

The  squirrel  is  fond  of  chestnuts. 

There  are  four  seasons  in  the  year. 

In  which  season  do  we  see  the  snowbird  ? 

6 


82 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  272 


safe'ty 

thought 

sunshine 

woman 

sparkle 

pres ent  ly 

sentence 

wrapper 

whale 

LESSON  273 

something 

tai'lor 

swamp 

tiger 

watched 

wellwa  ter 

watchYul 

slum'ber 

person 

LESSON  274 

tal'low 

thirteen 

sun'bon  net 

wrong 

bluff 

strict 

shelter 

sticking 

washed 

LESSON  275 

water  ing      threads  pow'der 

sleigh  spelling        saucer 

tripping         playmg         picnic 


pressed 

sidewalk 

thorn 


parrot 

seize 

pupil 

po  lite 
pansy 
runner 


scrap  er 

rose'bush 

rain'drop 


LESSON  276.     DICTATION 

1.  The  sunshine  made  the  snow  sparkle. 

2.  The  tiger  is  a  fierce  animal. 

3.  The  whale  lives  in  the  water. 

4.  The  pupils  in  this  class  went  on  a  picnic. 


SECOND  YEAR.  83 

LESSON  277 


rested 

Christmas 

plumes 

servant 

barnyard 

reachmg 

sol'dier 

poppy 

drawer 

climate 

peace Yul 

poem 

LESSON 

278 

dipper 

scratches 

plunged 

covered 

readying 

wet'ting 

speckled 

rub'bing 

bark'ing 

patient 

pitcher 

changing 

LESSON 

279 

cab'in 

black'ber  ries 

rus'tle 

coil 

bought 

cracker 

stirring 

rat'tles 

rocker 

shovels 

workmen 

camp 

LESSON  280 

reapers        careTul  woodman      cripple 

chose  sailor  reason  rejoice' 

de  stroy'       smooth  est         cush'ion         cit'ies 

LESSON   281.     DICTATION 

1.  We  had  a  poem  in  reading  to-day. 

2.  It  told  us  about  a  woodman  and  a  tree. 

3.  A  man  would  not  let  the  tree  be  destroyed. 

4.  The  reason  was  because  he  was  very  fond  of  it. 


84  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  282.     REVIEW 


yes'ter  day 

mischief 

thirteen 

patient 

shariow 

thief 

sleigh 

coil 

whiteness 

wrapper 

scraper 

careTul 

sur  prise' 

watchTul 

Christmas 

smoothest 

them  selves' 

seize 

poem 

cush'ion 

LESSON  283.     IVTEMORY  GEM 

"  Saw  the  rainbow  in  the  heaven, 
In  the  eastern  sky,  the  rainbow, 
Whispered,  'What  is  that,  Nakomis?' 
And  the  good  Nakomis  answered: 
'  'Tis  the  heaven  of  flowers  you  see  there ; 
All  the  wild  flowers  of  the  forest, 
All  the  lilies  of  the  prairie. 
When  on  earth  they  fade  and  perish, 
Blossom  in  that  heaven  above  us.'  '* 

LESSON  284.     DICTATION 
Hiawatha 

Hiawatha  was  a  little  boy.  He  asked  about  a 
great  many  things.  He  wanted  to  know  about 
the  rainbow.  His  grandmother  said  that  it  was 
the  heaven  of  flowers.  She  said  that  when  the 
wild  flowers  and  lilies  die  they  blossom  again. 
This  makes  the  lovely  rainbow. 


SECOND  YEAR. 


8S 


GENERAL  REVIEW 


I.    FIRST  YEAR— FIRST  HALF 


hat 

sack 

nose 

kind 

egg 

desk 

neck 

our 

log     . 

brick 

take 

flag 

sun 

stick 

mile 

over 

bed 

crust 

from 

does 

ox 

match 

wood 

drank 

red 

clock 

time 

can'dy 

ten 

back 

play 

last 

wax 

dove 

rake 

off 

big 

girl 

seat 

eight 

nut 

know 

race 

father 

met 

when 

here 

bring 

her 

them 

arm 

might 

hay- 

cent 

high 

each 

eye 

feet 

fast 

your 

will 

like 

all 

Al'ice 

II.    FIRST  YEAR- 

-SECOND  HALF 

mouse 

small 

fire 

under 

bread 

what 

knee 

seven 

they 

brave 

right 

makmg 

with 

house 

,  store 

lit'tle 

stand 

catch 

spring 

mam  ma 

86 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


teach 

knew 

clear 

un  tir 

very 

friend 

on'ly 

lik'ing 

grade 

child 

after 

pret'ty 

large 

fight 

five 

sorry 

school 

harm 

wheel 

waiter 

first 

write 

quick 

win'ter 

please 

slate 

round 

summer 

found 

thank 

bright 

daisy 

said 

were 

fruit 

bas'ket 

shine 

thing 

next 

color 

both 

white 

once 

ta'ble 

HI.    SECOND  YEAR— FIRST  HALF 


add 

ground 

often 

answer 

leaves 

a'ble 

snail 

flower 

twelve 

ounce 

boxes 

music 

story 

field 

naugh'ty 

fingers 

south 

money 

a  fraid' 

minute 

quart 

beach 

angle 

brother 

earth 

heavy 

gentle 

e  nough' 

skies 

bough 

angel 

po  ta'to 

fair 

wheat 

echoes 

e  lev  en 

busy 

taught 

get'ting 

an  oth  er 

April 

circle 

far  ther 

win'dow 

paper 

bridge 

nothing 

Wednes'day 

SECOND  YEAR. 

S 

boast 

sphere 

nee'dle 

Thurs'day 

whose 

useTul 

biscuit 

Tues'day 

in  deed' 

voice 

people 

Sat'ur  day 

absent 

honest 

ex  cuse 

fourteen 

87 


IV.  SECOND  YEAR— SECOND  HALF 


ankle 

whis'tle 

second 

de  light' 

apron 

their 

thinVble 

an'i  mals 

caught 

twen'ty 

wrists 

eigh'teen 

church 

hymn 

sur  prise' 

ques'tions 

sixth 

doctor 

secret 

daugh'ter 

fam'i  ly 

el  lipse' 

towel 

hol'i  day 

speech 

shining 

through 

truth'ful 

nature 

pe Vi  od 

thief 

six'teen 

mid'dle 

chimney 

sen'tence 

tri  an  gle 

throne 

thirs'ty 

seize 

cat  er  pil  lar 

hatchet 

mirror 

pupil 

mischief 

petal 

picture 

sleigh 

thirteen 

veins 

piece 

spellmg 

Christ  mas 

tongue 

selfish 

saucer 

pitcher 

fierce 

straight 

sol'dier 

careTul 

carriage 

re  ceive' 

po  em 

cush'ion 

CO  coon' 

orchard 

patient 

them  selves' 

branch 

useful 

errand 

smoothest 

judge 

shawl 

crutch 

fearless 

SS  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER, 

MEMORY  GEM 
A  Little  Boys  Walk 

A  little  boy  went  walking 
One  lovely  summer's  day; 

He  saw  a  little  rabbit 
That  quickly  ran  away. 

He  saw  a  shining  river 

Go  winding  in  and  out ; 
And  little  fishes  in  it 

Were  swimming  all  about. 

And  slowly,  slowly  turning 
The  great  wheel  of  the  mill ; 

And  then  the  tall  church  steeple, 
The  little  church  so  still. 

The  bridge  above  the  water, 
And  when  he  stopped  to  rest 

He  saw  among  the  bushes 
A  wee  ground  sparrow's  nest. 

He  saw  the  insects  playing, 

The  flowers  that  summer  brings ; 

He  said,  "  I'll  go  tell  mamma, 
I've  seen  so  many  things!" 

— Emilie  Poulsson. 


THIRD  YEAR. 


89 


THIRD   YEAR 


LESSON  285 

an'swer 

bis'cuit 

kneel 

pic'nic 

bit'ing 

false 

cof'fee 

pig'eon 

cam'el 

growl 

mouth 

rough 

eighty 

island 

plain 

•   A'pril 

LESSON  286 

speech 

breakfast 

ech'o 

nap'kin 

re  peat' 

cottage 

ech'oes 

ounce 

re  ply' 

swallow 

hun'gry 

pal'ace 

through 

doz'en 

leaves 

rea'son 

LESSON  287 

visit 

chim'ney 

ma'ple 

thirs'ty 

shelter 

dirt'y 

often 

ves'sel 

be  neath' 

er'rand 

piece 

hemi  sphere 

giv'en 

heav'y 

rustle 

beefsteak 

LESSON  288.     DICTATION 

Last  April  my  sister  and  I  visited  an  island  about 
eighty  miles  from  home.  We  went  there  on  my  father's 
vessel.  When  we  reached  the  island  we  went  to  a 
small  cottage.  We  were  tired,  thirsty  and  hungry. 
We  ate  some  biscuit  and  coffee  and  went  to  bed.  The 
next  day  we  walked  around  the  island. 


90 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  289 

at'tic 

fif'teen 

lin'en 

Sat'ur  day 

bar'rel 

glue 

mus'lin 

scratch'es 

cor'ner 

how  ev'er             nick'el 

whis'tle 

de  light' 

i'ron 

pet'al 
LESSON  290 

rib'bon 

a  muse' 

hawk 

sau'cer 

tri'an  gle 

crawl 

.plumes 

an'kle 

watch'ful 

dan'ger 

quite 

clo'ver 

danc'ing 

field 

shawl 

down'y 
LESSON  291 

hol'low 

greed'y 

or'chard 

fee'ble 

Wednes'day 

lum'ber 

flesh 

jack'et 

re  ward' 

thun'der 

spot'ted 

nar'row 

shal'low 

o'clock' 

po'em 

quince 
LESSON  292 

crim'son 

judge 

straight 

sel'fish 

East'er 

gi'ant 

mus'cles 

a'pron 

fac'to  ry 

knock 

wrists 

breeze 

hon'ey  comb 

min'ute 

sleigh 

drench 

light'ing 

LESSON  293.     DICTATION 

Mary's  mother  said:  **It  is  half  past  eight  o'clock. 
In  fifteen  minutes  you  must  leave  for  school.  You  must 
go  straight  across  the  field.  Dp  not  pick  any  clover  on 
the  way  or  you  will  be  late.  On  Saturday  you  may 
play  in  the  field  all  day." 


THIRD  YEAR. 

91 

LESSON  294 

mlr'ror 

be  lieve' 

de  stroy'     * 

ques'tion 

naugh'ty 

could 

ex  cuse' 

shiv'er 

fixed 

plunged 

feel'ers 

hon'est 

e  nough' 

gloves 

hatch'et 

thim'ble 

LESSON   295 

ar  rive' 

li'lac 

fro'zen 

mis'chief 

en  joy' 

bough 

rejoice' 

cli'mate 

goal 

squir'rel 

throat 

re  ceive' 

knob 

them  selves' 

active 

buck'et  ful 

LESSON  296 

crutch 

be  cause' 

al  lowed' 

Thurs'day 

freez'es 

crushed 

shov'el 

fam'i  lies 

noise 

pur'ple 

cushion 

horse'shoe 

a  fraid' 

a'corn 

re  suit' 

con  sent' 

LESSON  297 

shrubs 

en'gine 

four'teen 

truthful 

twines 

hymn 

fight'ing 

coax'ing 

beau'ty 

scat'ter 

fair'ies 

com'pa  ny 

sneak 

thought 

peace'ful 

fool'ish 

LESSON  298.     DICTATION 

Do  not  make  a  noise  or  you  will  frighten  the  squirrel. 
Do  you  see  him  sitting  on  the  bough  of  the  lilac  bush  ? 
He  is  eating  an  acorn.  The  active  little  fellow  will  store 
enough  away  to  last  him  all  winter.  Would  you  believe 
he  could  do  it? 


92 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

299.     REVIEW 

rough 

hfeav'y 

or'chard 

hatch'et 

pic'nic 

visit 

Wednes'day 

ques'tion 

island 

bis'cuit 

crim'son 

cli'mate 

through 

rea'son 

min'ute 

Sat'ur  day 

hun'gry 

pig'eon 

mus'cles 

coaxing 

ounce 

er'rand 

wrists 

fairies 

thirs'ty 

whis'tle 

a'pron 

cushion 

beefsteak 

field 

sleigh 

hemi  sphere 

rus'tle 

piece 

be  lieve' 

truthful 

LESSON  300.     MEMORY  GEM 

**  If  I  knew  the  box  where  the  smiles  were  kept, 

No  matter  how  large  the  key, 
Or  strong  the  bolt,  I  would  try  so  hard, 

It  would  open  I  know  for  me. 
Then  over  the  land  and  the  sea  broad  cast, 

Vd  scatter  the  smiles  to  play. 
That  the  children's  faces  might  hold  them  fast 

For  many  and  many  a  day." 


LESSON  301.     DICTATION 

T/ie  Flag 

Every  nation  has  its  flag.  Our  flag  is  red,  white  and 
blue.  It  has  thirteen  stripes,  six  of  which  are  white 
and  seven  are  red.  The  thirteen  stripes  stand  for  the 
first  thirteen  States.  There  are  forty-eight  stars  set  in^  a 
blue  field.  These  show  the  number  of  States  we  now 
have. 


THIRD  YEAR. 


93 


LESSON  302 


ash'es 

buy'ing 

fin'er 

cen'tu  ry 

be'ing 

add'ed 

gills 

con'ti  nent 

coming 

El'sie 

hang 

dis'tance 

drunk 

called 

eel 

gladly 

LESSON  303 

Arc'tic 

bush'els 

early 

crossing 

bound 

adding 

ex  press' 

ad  di'tion 

bit'ten 

crust 

floss 

e'ven  ing 

charge 

driving 

fin'est 

hun'dred 

LESSON  304 

ache 

cellar 

burst 

Ant  arc'tic 

be  came' 

deaf 

gallon 

dan'de  li  on 

change 

fellow 

grave 

ge  og'ra  phy 

Da'vid 

brought 

hoe 

hid'den 

LESSON  305 

break 

blocks 

filling 

a  rith'me  tic 

CoYa 

cru'el 

bathe 

ink'stand 

elm 

cause 

hours 

joining 

aPways 

giate 

grass'y 

hap'pens 

LESSON  306. 

DICTATION 

David  brought  Elsie  some  dandelions.  He  found 
them  under  the  large  elm  tree.  They  are  now  fast 
asleep.  They  always  close  up  early  in  the  evening. 
They  will  burst  open  again  in  the  morning.  "I  am 
going  to  watch  them,"  said  Elsie. 


94 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  307 

John 

punish 

luck'y 

e  qui  lat'er  al 

kindly 

or'der 

thorn 'y 

jumped 

less 

pearl 

quar'ter 

shag'gy 

my  self' 

silent 

shout'ed 
LESSON  308 

moun'tain 

scarlet 

queer 

os'trich 

run'ning 

tight'en 

jui'cy 

shaking 

Jan'u  a  ry 

stead'y 

ov'en 

shortly 

loving 

spine 

mass 

paths 

min'er  als 

LESSON  309 

■> 

living 

oil 

re  main' 

larg'est 

seemed 

paste 

mule 

lob'ster 

obey' 

splashing         score 

Ma'bel 

Prince 

pound 

threw 
LESSON  310 

pave'ment 

1 

la'ter 

re  move' 

sand'wich 

Phil  a  del'phi  a 

odd 

loss 

thank'ful 

rail'roads 

parlor 

skirt 

sleeping 

smoking 

slush 

slow'ly 

turned 

San'ta  Claus 

LESSON  311.     DICTATION 

John  has  a  large,  shaggy  dog  named  Prince.  He 
brought  him  to  Philadelphia  last  January.  Do  you  see 
him  now  running  down  the  path?  He  is  shaking  his 
tail  because  he  is  so  glad  to  see  us. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

95 

LESSON  312 

• 

a  board' 
ba  na'na 
birch 
dar'Hng 

trout 
thy 
ward 
en'e  my 

toil'ing 
dai'ly 
used 
flashed 

LESSON  313 

to  bac'co 
U  nit'ed  States 
watch'ing 
di  rec'tion 

beg'ging 
Thom'as 
a  bout' 
cheat 

com'pass         young 
drake               bald 
val'ley              e'en 
ful'ly                fail'ing 

western 
your  self' 
At  lan'tic 
dif 'fer  ence 

LESSON  314 

dai'ry 
eld'est 
fus'sy 
wind'ing 

vil'lage 
toast 
world 
ba'con 

brain 
fame 
ear'ache 
dou'ble 

LESSON  315 

tooth'ache 
ver'ti  cal 
civ'il  ized 
win'dow  pane 

tip'toe 
wharf 
A'sia 
a  broad' 

which 
an'ger 
trem'bh 
bush'y 

tomb 
a  round' 
2,          ban'ner 
ei'ther 

al'li  ga  tor 
drown'ing 
com'merce 
ex  am'ples 

LESSON  316.     DICTATION 

Thomas  lives  in  the  village  near  the  wharf.  He  is 
very  fond  of  fishing  for  trout.  He  is  going  to  use  his 
new  birch  rod  to-day.  I  have  been  watching  him  wind 
his  Hne.     I  hope  he  will  catch  a  fine  trout  for  supper. 


96 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

317.     REVIEW 

coming 

grate 

run'ning 

min'er  als 

cen'tu  ry 

buying 

parlor 

e  qui  lat'er  al 

dis'tance 

a  rith'me  tic 

At  lan'tic 

sand'wich 

con'ti  nent 

ache 

com'merce 

Phil  a  del'phi  a 

Arc'tic 

ba  na'na 

en'e  my 

San'ta  Claus 

Ant  arc'tic 

cru'el 

quar'ter 

U  nit'ed  States 

LESSON  318.     MEMORY  GEM 
Little  by  Little 
*'  Low  on  the  ground  an  acorn  lies, 
Little  by  little  it  mounts  the  skies  ; 
Shadow  and  shelter  for  wandering  herds, 
Home  for  a  hundred  singing  birds. 
Little  by  little  the  great  rocks  grew, 
Long,  long  ago,  when  the  world  was  new ; 
Slowly  and  silently,  stately  and  free, 
Cities  of  coral,  under  the  sea, 
Little  by  little  are  builded,  while  so 
The  new  years  come  and  the  old  years  go." 

LESSON  319.     DICTATION 

There  are  many  beautiful  things  to  be  seen  in  the 
woods  and  fields,  and  by  the  running  brooks.  Did  you 
know  that  many,  very  many  beautiful  things  were  to  be 
found  hidden  away  in  the  dark  earth  ?  The  bright  gold 
and  silver  and  many  other  useful  metals  and  minerals 
are  buried  in  this  way.  Sparkling  diamonds  and  other 
stones  of  great  value  are  taken  from  ,the  ground  every 
day. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

97 

LESSON  320 

wise 

giv'en 

wring 

In'di  an 

ex'ports 

writ'ten 

di  vide' 

ev'e  ry  thing 

far'mer's 

ea'gle 

EuYope 

farming 

hook 

im'ports 

in'sects 
LESSON  321 

king'dom 

whitest 

yarn 

di  vid'ed 

wood'chuck 

yell 

deer 

frac'tion 

followed 

lord 

Wal'ter 

gulf 

im  prove'ment 

hind 

giving 

joined 
LESSON  322 

leaving 

yeast 

wink 

hooked 

Will'iam  Penn 

wan'der 

e  vent 

leaped 

di  vi'sor 

felt 

emp'ty 

lime 

for'ty 

George 

inn 

manly 
LESSON  323 

low'est 

frown 

e'vil 

i'dle 

wig'wams 

fifty 

win'try 

i'dler 

di  vi'sion 

globe 

loudly 

laws 

Har'old 

whom 

length . 

match 

di'a  monds 

LESSON   324.     DICTATION 

Years  ago  people  came  from  Europe  to  this  country. 
They  found  the  Indians  here.  The  Indians  lived  in 
wigwams.  They  liked  to  fish  and  hunt,  but  they  did 
not  care  for  farming.  William  Penn  was  one  of  the  men 
who  came  from  Europe.  He  was  kind  to  the  Indians. 
7 


98 


COLOMBIA  GRADED  SPELLeS.. 


LESSON  325 

mon'key 

town 

north 

trained 

o'cean 

sur'face 

tired 

Pa  cif  1c 

pi  a'no 

trouble 

na'vy 

quo'tient 

saved 

shorter 

spoke 
LESSON  326 

re  mained' 

mar'ble 

o'val 

north'ern 

re  main'ing 

nine'ty 

pause 

started 

speak'ing 

plus 

sor'row 

sword 

tea'pot 

qui'et 

tow'ards 

sub  tract 
LESSON  327 

ob  Hque' 

trade 

ob'jects 

resting 

sub  trac'tion 

par'ent 

means 

near'est 

stayed 

tied 

perch 

tenth 

va  ca'tion 

strong 

showed 

March 
LESSON  328 

wePcome 

modes 

twice 

through 

news'pa  per 

nei'tner- 

pinch 

un'cles 

North  A  merl  ca 

public 

six'ty 

tube 

sub'tra  hend 

thir'ty 

trunks 

sev'en  ty 

vol  ca'no 

LESSON  329.     DICTATION 

John's  uncle  lives  in  the  northwestern  part  of  North 
America.  Last  vacation  John  stayed  with  him  all 
summer.  He  saw  a  large  ocean.  Do  you  know  the 
name  of  it  ?     It  was  the  Pacific  Ocean. 


THIRD  YEAR. 


99 


anx'ious 
age 
class 
ea'ger 


bent 
barley 
base 
howl 


LESSON  330 

cow'ard 
cough 
Hen'ry 
fifth 


in  stead' 
co'coa  ni^t 
east'ern 
chirdren 


be  long' 
arch 
date 
ex  cept' 


a  buse' 
forth 
glo'ry 
hound 


LESSON  331 

crick'et 
begged 
halves 
drones 


croc'o  dile 
dwelling 
care'ful  ly 
el  e  va'tioft 


LESSON  332 

e'qual  bold  health 

ac  cept'  art  blown 

bin  frol'ic  have'n't 

e'ven  gen'tly  im  prove' 


ac'tion 
fig'ure 
crowding 
in 'jure 


blast 
com'ma 
grains 
hum'ble 


charm 
belt 
glow 
he's 


LESSON  333 

geese 
bor'row 
hon'or 
i'vy 


fire'  place 
charm'ing 
Fourth  of  Ju  ly' 
kan  ga  roo' 


LESSON  334.     DICTATION 

Henry  is  the  fifth  boy  in  his  class.  He  works  care- 
fully all  the  time.  The  children  in  his  school  are 
anxious  for  the  Fourth  of  July  to  come.  They  will  have 
a  grand  frolic  then.     What  do  you  think  they  will  do  ? 


lOO 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

335.     REVIEW 

yeast 

di'a  monds 

cough 

im  prove'ment 

writ'ten 

o'cean 

halves 

king'dom 

Eu'rope 

quotient 

health 

wood'chuck 

in'sects 

sword 

pi  a'no 

sub  traction 

di  vi'ded 

tow'ards 

have'n't 

North  A  mer'i  ca 

In'di  an 

north'ern 

tied 

subtra  hend 

giving 

through 

neither 

careful  ly 

di  vi'sor 

anxious 

croc'o  dile 

vol  ca'no 

empty 

cow'ard 

ob  lique' 

el  e  vation 

di  vi'sion 

eastern 

va  cation 

children 

LESSON  336.     MEMORY  GEM 

Hid  in  earth's  mines  of  silver, 

Floating  in  clouds  above, 

Ringing  in  autumn's  tempest, 

Murmured  by  every  dove, 

One  thought  fills  the  whole  creation, 

And  that  is  the  thought  of  God's  love." 


LESSON  337.     DICTATION 

The  Indians 

The  white  people  came  to  this  country  over  four 
hundred  years  ago.  They  found  strange  people  here 
such  as  they  had  never  seen  before.  They  called  them 
Indians.  These  people  had  copper  colored  skins,  high 
cheek  bones,  and  coarse,  straight,  black  hair.  They 
wore  very  little  clothing.  They  liked  to  paint  their 
bodies,  and  wear  beads,  shells  and  feathers  as  ornaments. 


THIRD  YSAR; 

lOl 

LESSON  338 

plod 

lunch 

mi'nus 

morning 

lead'er 

hare 

na'ked 

mul'ti  ply 

moaned 

joints 

twelfth 

North  Pole 

it  self 

need 

tape 
LESSON  339 

nine'teen 

moving 

in'di  go 

Nelly 

per  haps' 

scald 

jerk 

pleas'ant 

milking 

juice 

moss'y 

pre  pare' 

post'man 

scale 

neatly 

stom'ach 
LESSON  340 

South  Pole 

June 

tax 

swam 

kitch'en 

lays 

spelled 

tone 

lis'tened 

prompt 

plump 

sha'dy 

non'sense 

scrape 

thine 

truth 
LESSON  341 

starlight 

thrive 

spending        kin'dle 

min'u  end 

July' 

search 

shove 

South  A  merl  ca 

knot 

plot 

in  vite' 

school'mas  ter 

pike 

sigh 

shown 

snow'drop 

LESS( 

3N  342.     DICTATION 

Nelly  was  invited  to  spend  June  on  her  grandfather's 
farm.  She  went  on  the  twelfth.  Every  morning  she 
listened  to  the  birds  in  the  shady  trees.  Do  you  not 
think  that  she  had  a  pleasant  time  ? 


I02 


OCLUMBI^A  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  343 

de'pot 

scream 

weigh 

do  mes'tic 

e  rase' 

thirst 

God 

dark'ness 

for'tune 

veil 

dis  tress' 

stock'ing 

fact 

sale 

snow'y 
LESSON  344 

damp'ness 

Flor'ence 

stole 

un  less' 

tel'e  grams 

wagged 

flax 

weight 

vis'it  ors 

sink 

tan 

el'der 

steam'boat 

follow 

% 

steel 
LESSON  345 

el'e  phant 

wished 

un  fair' 

death 

wash'ing 

sow 

thee 

greet'ing 

snow'flakes 

flam'ing 

day'time            grip 

Wash'ing  ton 

seam 

gray 

feath'er  y 
LESSON  346 

e  qua'tor 

thou 

glance 

grace 

trop'i  cal 

fu'ture 

u'nit 

flow'ing 

veg'e  ta  bles 

gar'ment 

thus 

else 

to  ma'toes 

grant 

soar 

glow'ing 

Feb'ru  a  ry 

LESSON  347.     DICTATION 

"This  is  the  twenty  -  second  of  February,"  said 
Florence.  ''It  is  Washington's  birthday.  See  how 
snowy  it  is  outside.  I  am  glad  that  we  have  no  school 
to-day.  I  like  to  watcH  the  feathery  snowflakes  falling 
down." 


THIRD  YEAR. 

103 

LESSON  348 

hur'ry 

grunt 

eb'on  y 

feath'ers 

sir 

furs 

front 

Tor'rid  Zone 

feel'ing 

squaw 

team 

fish'ing 

depth 

finished 

Florida 
LESSON  349 

grand'son 

di  reef 

ex  pect' 

owes 

dis'tant 

hardly 

pure 

on 'ward 

Frig'id  Zone 

form'ing 

gloss 

tell'ing 

Oc  to'ber 

hive 

fid'dle 

o'dor 
LESSON  350 

pain'ful 

tank 

fleece 

drain 

fashion 

office 

glos'sy 

feast 

ob  tain' 

sway- 

gain 

temper 

Tem'per  ate  Zone 

tar 

ob  serve' 

on'ion 
LESSON  361 

paint'er 

ob  tuse' 

tart 

E'rie 

grand'daugh  ter 

pat'ter 

feed 

palm 

painting 

pale 

ghost 

par'don 

po'et  ry 

offer 

good'ness        gale 

offer  ing 

LESSON  352.     DICTATION 

Would  you  like  to  visit  the  Frigid  Zone  ?  It  is  very 
cold  there  and  the  people  dress  in  furs.  If  you  visit  the 
Torrid  Zone,  you  must  expect  to  find  it  very  hot.  We 
live  in  the  Temperate  Zone,  Can  you  tell  me  what  kind 
of  climate  we  have  ? 


I04 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

353.     REVIEW 

kitch'en 

weight 

dis'tant 

nine'teen 

moaned 

feath'er  y 

Feb'ru  a 

ry 

pleas'ant 

twelfth 

to  ma'toes 

de'pot 

min'u  end 

muPti  ply 

do  mes'tic 

thirst 

lis'tened 

scald 

un  fair' 

veil 

non'sense 

stom'ach 

o'dor 

e  rase' 

veg'e  ta  bles 

LESSON  354.     MEMORY  GEM 
Birds    Nests 
"  The  skylark's  nest  among  the  grass 
And  waving  corn  is  found  ; 
The  robin's  in  a  shady  tree, 
With  green  leaves  thick  around. 

Crows  build  together  in  the  woods, 
And  often  disagree ; 
The  owl  will  build  inside  a  barn, 
Or  in  a  hollow  tree. 

The  blackbird's  nest  of  grass  and  mud 
In  brush  and  bank  is  found  ; 
The  lapwing's  darkly  spotted  eggs 
Are  laid  upon  the  ground." 

LESSON  355.  DICTATION 
Have  you  ever  seen  a  picture  of  Eskimo  children  ? 
Their  clothing  is  quite  different  from  ours.  Their  coats 
and  dresses  are  made  of  the  thick  skin  and  furs  taken 
from  animals.  Their  homes,  too,  are  unlike  any  we 
have  ever  seen.     They  are  built  of  snow  and  ice. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

105 

LESSON  356 

e  reef 

chew 

cher'ry 

A  las'ka 

binding 

a  larm' 

cen'ter  (or  tre) 

base'ball 

cheap 

count'ed 

chant 

dressing 

driv'er 

eighth 

flour 
LESSON  357 

lis'ten  ing 

bat'de 

birth'day 

Af  Yi  ca 

autumn 

chap 

chalk 

ePbow 

landing 

du'ty 

dim 

flood 

laughter 

Eth'el 

for'eign 

grasp 
LESSON  358 

low'er 

clothing 

a  long' 

flatter 

gi  rafife' 

baste 

be  have' 

grief 

Central  A  merl  ca 

bo'ny 

calyx 

I'm 

chapter 

die 

dye 

grew 
LESSON  359 

ad  vice' 

con'duct 

bending 

does'n't 

Greenland 

chapter 

for'mer 

a  gree' 

De  cem'ber 

died 

gra'vy 

gown 

CO  rolla 

guide 

lump 

la'bor 

mead'ows 

LESSON  360.     DICTATION 

Do  you  see  Ethel  with  that  new  book  ?  It  was  given 
to  her  on  her  birthday.  She  is  reading  the  chapter 
about  the  giraffe.  The  story  says  that  the  giraffe  lives 
in  Africa.  Ethel's  brother  is  listening  to  her  while  she 
reads.     They  both  seem  to  like  the  story  very  much. 


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LESSON  361 

map 

o'ral 

lark 

British  A  merl  ca 

sole 

isth'mus 

rolled 

mul'ti  plied 

nurse 

mer'ry 

sauce 

quickly 

meeting 

nas'ty 

satin 
LESSON  362 

o'ver  coat 

mis  take' 

I'd 

Sab'bath 

Es'ki  mo 

ow'ing 

na'tion 

rouse 

mul  ti  pli  ca'tion 

pa  rade' 

quar'rel 

sore 

quick'sil  ver 

mist 

-  saint 

house 
LESSON  363 

par'al  lei 

med'dle 

own'ing 

Rock'y  Mts. 

Es'ki  mos 

learn 

parting 

snuff 

mul  ti  pli  cand' 

notice 

mint 

met'als 

rose'wood 

nearly 

slime 

test 
LESSON  364 

selling 

min'ing 

likely 

thaw 

Iceland 

no'ble 

sev'enth 

thick'en 

mul'ti  pli  er 

lock 

passing 

struck 

re  mem'ber 

sure 

strange 

slept 

shep'herd 

LESSON   365.     DICTATION 

The  Eskimos  live  in  a  cold  country  like  Iceland  or 
Greenland.  They  have  strange  houses  made  of  snow 
and  ice.  The  sun  doesn't  thaw  their  houses  because 
the  climate  is  cold.  These  people  wear  big  over- 
coats made   of   fur.     Have  you   ever  seen  an  Eskimo? 


THIRD  YEAR. 

107 

LESSON  366 

call'er 

due 

group 

Ap  pa  la'chi  an 

alley 

crisp 

fern 

door'step 

dread 

blot'ting 

fade 

frosty 

Em'i  ly 

cork 

nerve 
LESSON  367 

gen'tle  man 

birth 

fault 

curPy 

Au'gust 

a  mong' 

guard 

heav'en 

sta'men 

clothes 

cod 

male 

hand'some 

lose 

boiling 

pis'til 
LESSON  368 

mur'mur 

guest 

file 

pollen 

Cal  i  for'ni  a 

mild 

bull 

breathing 

har'vest 

ho  tel' 

mire 

crumb 

se'pal 

stream 

strong'er 

since 
LESSON  369 

sem'i  cir  cle 

• 

cash 

brick 

marsh 

pop'pies 

court 

hearth 

spread 

spreading 

bliss 

mole 

shook 

bi'cy  cle 

sheets 

smash 

pink 

searching 

LESSON  370.     DICTATION 

Do  you  see  the  bees  among  the  flowers  ?  They  are 
searching  for  honey.  See  the  yellow  dust  on  their 
wings.  That  is  the  pollen.  They  got  it  from  the  stamens 
of  the  flowers.  Now  they  are  spreading  their  wings  to 
fly.     They  may  visit  those  pretty  poppies  near  by. 


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LESSON 

37L    REVIEW 

au'tumn 

grief 

pis'til 

par'al  lei 

eighth 

la'bor 

sta'men 

hand'some 

flour 

guide 

se'pal 

shep'herd 

lis'ten  ing 

sauce 

pollen 

re  mem'ber 

laughter 

isth'mus 

hearth 

mul  ti  pli  ca'tion 

gi  raffe' 

Sab'bath 

searching 

Es'ki  mo 

for'eign 

mul'ti  plied 

quar'rel 

Es'ki  mos 

mead'ows 

sev'enth 

sure 

Ap  pa  la'chi  an 

CO  rolla 

clothes 

crumb 

Cal  i  for'ni  a 

calyx 

dread 

bi'cy  cle 

breathing 

LESSON  372.     MEMORY  GEM 
The  Bluebird 
"  I  know  the  song  that  the  bluebird  is  singing, 
Out  in  the  apple  tree  where  he  is  swinging : 
Brave  little  fellow  !  the  skies  may  be  dreary  ; 
Nothing  cares  he  while  his  heart  is  so  cheery. 

Hark  !  how  the  music  leaps  out  from  his  throat — 
Hark  !  was  there  ever  so  merry  a  note  ? 
Listen  awhile,  and  you'll  hear  what  he's  saying, 
Up  in  the  apple  tree,  swinging  and  swaying." 

LESSON  373.  DICTATION 
A  great  many  years  ago  we  had  no  bicycles,  trolley 
cars  or  railways.  People  had  to  travel  on  horseback  or 
in  coaches.  It  took  two  whole  days  to  go  from  Phila- 
delphia to  New  York.  Now  we  can  go  in  two  hours. 
It  is  much  more  pleasant  to  take  a  long  journey  now 
than  it  was  one  hundred  years  ago. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

109 

LESSON  374 

vain 

sound 

scare 

DePa  ware 

quick'en 

smith 

tempt 

rhi  noc'e  ros 

rye 

plush 

up  on' 

pro  mote' 

sponge 

throw 

stamp 
LESSON  376 

pointing 

pos'tal 

tem'ple 

term 

Aus  tra'li  a 

queenly 

strait 

smart 

warm'er 

rind 

ti'dy 

u  nite' 

re  main'der 

scar 

shook 

vain 
LESSON  376 

soft'en 

praise 

race 

source 

Danish  A  merl  ca 

snore 

pray'er 

warmth 

swim'ming 

vest 

shelf 

worn 

pressing 

wear 

toad 

whole 
LESSON  377 

talking 

shame 

spite 

wore 

Jap  an  ese' 

snake 

wolf 

rage 

re  la'tion 

stare 

sneeze 

view 

south'ern 

veil 

stew 

stern 

pro  tect' 

LESSON  378.     DICTATION 

Tom  and  Harry  went  boating  on  the  Delaware.  All 
at  once  Tom  stopped  talking.  He  pointed  to  a  dog 
swimming  in  the  river.  "Let  us  throw  him  a  stick," 
said  Harry.  *'  No,  do  not  make  a  sound,  It  will  scare 
him."  said  Tom. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  379 

weeping 

sal'ad 

mem'o  ry 

On  ta'ri  o 

smear 

mace 

bruise 

na'vy  yard 

lungs 

shun 

snatch 

but'ter  cup 

ap  prove' 

ber'ries 

be  tween' 
LESSON  380 

coasting 

shed 

while 

split 

Prince  of  Wales 

lay'er 

sell'er 

cra'dle 

No  vem'ber 

shrink 

mad'am 

ar'bor 

bird'cage 

beav'er 

bri'dle 

skill 
LESSON  381 

ex  am'ine 

al  though' 

stitch 

com'pa  ny 

pe  trole  um 

ar'my 

cap'i  tal 

sling 

nec'es  sa  ry 

yoke 

sprain 

core 

cap'tain 

ar  range' 

butch'er 

can'non 
LESSON  382 

pen  in'su  la 

wives 

youth 

mel'low 

pro  duc'tions 

spoil 

war 

stray 

Su  pe'ri  or 

stout 

mar'ry 

crape 

cab'bage 

crop 

chalk'y 

cop'per 

ex'er  cise 

LESSON  383.     DICTATION 

Our  school  boys  formed  a  company.  They  made 
John  their  captain.  In  the  summer  they  play  games. 
Last  November  they  went  coasting  for  the  first  time. 
It  was  pleasant  exercise,  although  the  snow  was  not 
very  deep.     They  have  many  good  times. 


tHiRb  YEAR. 

111 

LESSON  384 

grav'el 
flue 
hire 
coarse 

frail 
sketch 
card 
halt 

cher'ry 
groan 
hand'y 
clasp 

LESSON  385 

Hud'son 

harmful 
ex  plain' 
guess'ing 

claim 
flute 
harp 
dared 

firm 
grew 
hark 
hiss 

has'ten 
cease 
slay 
heather 

LESSON  386 

Hi  a  wa'tha 
en've  lope 
fairly 
swelling 

drawn 
eighthly 
faith 
herd 

faithful 
huge 
gyp'sy 
ci'der 

en  am'el 
health'y 
shod 
choice 

LESSON  387 

gath'ered 
Hu  ron' 
cov'er  ing 
sig'nal 

crib 
fan'cy 
gnaw 
curb 

slope 
herb 
hurl 
ci  gar' 

shock 
fretful 
hearty 
squash 

Gi  rard'  College 
service 
smoth'er 
spar'row 

LESSON  388.     DICTATION 

Teeth  are  made  of  bone.  They  are  firm  and  strong. 
They  have  a  hard  covering  of  enamel.  Many  things, 
however,  are  harmful  to  the  teeth.  We  should  take 
good  care  of  them.  They  should  be  brushed  every  day 
to  keep  them  healthy. 


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LESSON 

389.     REVIEW 

Del'a  ware 

mem'o  ry 

can'non 

Danish  A  merl  ca 

swim'ming 

al  though' 

en  am'el 

Jap  an  ese' 

strait 

cap'tain 

gnaw 

On  ta'ri  o 

re  main'der 

bruise 

gyp'sy 

pen  in'su  la 

rhi  noc'e  ros 

youth 

eighthly 

pe  trole  um 

Aus  trail  a 

ex'er  cise 

ser'vice 

Gi  rard'  College 

re  la'tion 

Hi  a  wa'tha 

smoth'er 

nec'es  sa  ry 

warmth 

queenly 

squash 

gath'ered 

source 

en've  lope 

health'y 

pro  duc'tions 

south'ern 

chalk'y 

Hu  ron' 

capl  tal 

LESSON  390.     MEMORY 

GEM 

The  winter  goes  and  the  summer  comes, 

And  the  cloud  descends  in  soft,  warm  showers, 

The  grass  grows  green  where  the  frost  has  been, 

And  waste  and  wayside  are  fringed  with  flowers. 

The  winter  goes  and  the  summer  comes, 

And  the  merry  bluebirds  twitter  and  trill. 

And  the  swallow  swings  on  his  steel  blue  wings 

This  way  and  that  way  at  wildest  will." 


LESSON  391.     DICTATION 

In  a  great  many  ways  plants  are  like  animals.  They 
eat,  drink,  breathe  and  sleep.  Plants  take  their  food 
through  thousands  of  little  mouths  that  are  in  their 
leaves.  They  breathe  through  their  leaves,  too.  They 
need  good  earth,  water  and  sunshine  to  make  them  grow. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

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LESSON  392 

perfect 

strength 

shoul'der 

Chi  nese' 

quilt 

spike 

range 

rail'ing 

shave 

prize 

starch 

St.  Law'rence 

stu'pid 

Rob'ert 

starchy 
LESSON  393 

for  ev'er 

stain 

pride 

raking 

pine'ap  pie 

prove 

sty 

hinge 

Red  Riding  Hood 

punch 

rank 

artist 

soiling 

sweeping 

band 

bright'er 
LESSON  394 

beau'ti  ful 

rash 

rap'id 

spear 

Fair'mount  Park 

share 

priest 

height 

at'mos  phere 

prism 

stake 

re  fuse' 

black'smith 

hash 

silence 

branch'es 
LESSON  395 

fra'grant 

par'son 

raw 

beat 

serving 

rare 

a  void' 

ago' 

hip  po  pot'a  mus 

stuff 

strive 

brow 

a  gainst' 

quit 

appear' 

cor  reef 

blessings 

LESSON  396.     DICTATION 

Fairmount  Park  is  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  It  is 
very  large  and  beautiful,  and  it  is  the  pride  of  all  who 
live  in  the  city.  It  has  many  fine  trees  with  spreading 
branches.  There  are  also  many  bright  and  fragrant 
flowers.     The  atmosphere  is  always  fresh  and  pure. 


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LESSON   397 

spi'cy 

few 

co'coa 

col  lecf 

speed 

cramp 

melt'ing 

in  de  pen'dence 

colt 

I've 

shirt 

cyl'in  der 

thr^ash 

stunted 

free 
LESSON  398 

fad'ed 

la'dy 

cra'zy 

com  plete' 

Sep  tem'ber 

clip 

March 

sta'tion 

mes'sage 

throb 

sum 

crime 

so'ber 

suit 

sup  ply' 

sud'den 
LESSON  399 

therefore 

mer'cy 

creed 

strain 

cold'ness 

club 

sur  round 

failed 

mem'ber 

lev'el 

choir 

sprout 

courtage 

slight 

seed'y 

firmly 
LESSON  400 

spi'ces 

sau'cy 

crowd 

sweat 

calling 

shield 

folks 

scarf 

Mich'i  gan 

hitch 

holly 

free'dom 

lan'guage 

hilly 

harsh 

he'roes 

tem'per  a  ture 

LESSON  40L     DICTATION 

Independence  Hall  is  one  of  the  chief  buildings  in 
Philadelphia.  Years  ago  men  of  courage  met  in  the 
hall  and  said  we  should  have  freedom.  Crowds  of 
people  visit  the  place  to  see  the  things  that  are  collected 
there.     Many  of  them  belonged  to  heroes  of  long  ago. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

"5 

LESSON  402 

an'vil 

switch 

an'gry 

buf 'fa  lo 

a  cute' 

reign 

bor'der 

air'cells 

calm'ly 

sav'ing 

rob'ber 

cas'ket 

shark 

solve 

steep 
LESSON  403 

re  cess' 

carve 

cer'tain 

suffer 

dry'ness 

a  lert' 

be  gun' 

chintz 

Car  ib  be'an 

calves 

chill 

re  gret' 

a  shamed' 

rinse 

ruin 

screw 
LESSON  404 

college 

chilly 

born 

Ar'thur 

al'co  hoi 

route 

choose 

sam'ple 

be  hind' 

croup 

-  silk'y 

stud'y 

sat'is  fy 

ah 

speck 

ruling 
LESSON  405 

rushing 

chin 

flan'nel 

con  tain' 

slanting 

hiding 

crew 

brass 

as  par'a  gus 

scorch 

bur'y 

bodies 

farm'house 

hack 

chance 

scant'y 

sev'er  al 

LESSON  406.     DICTATION 

Arthur  lives  in  a  large  farmhouse.  He  helps  his 
father  with  the  work. ,  He  takes  care  of  several  little 
calves,  and  sometimes  he  helps  bunch  the  asparagus  for 
market.  He  likes  to  study  very  much,  too.  When  he  is 
not  working  you  will  be  certain  to  find  him  with  a  book. 


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stu'pid 
shoul'der 
prize 
suit 

fra'grant 
a  gainst' 
bright'er 
col  lect' 


LESSON 

height 

sau'cy 

at'mos  phere 

slight 

shield 

choir 

co'coa 

he'roes 


407.    REVIEW 

a  cute' 
chintz 
screw 
Mich'i  gan 
a  void' 
ap  pear' 
scarf 
com  plete' 


hip  po  pot'a  mus 
lan'guage 
cyl'in  der 
St.  Law'rence 
Fair'mount  Park 
sev'er  al 
Car  ib  be'an 
as  par'a  gus 


LESSON  408.     MEMORY  GEM 

"  Come,  let  us  plant  the  apple  tree, 
Cleave  the  tough  greensward  with  the  spade, 
Wide  let  its  hollow  bed  be  made, 
There  gently  lay  its  roots,  and  there 
Sift  the  dark  mold  with  kindly  care, 
And  press  it  o'er  them  tenderly. 
As  round  the  sleeping  infant's  feet. 
We  softly  fold  the  cradle  sheet. 
So  plant  we  the  apple  tree." 


LESSON  409.     DICTATION 

The  elephant  is  a  very  large  animal  that  lives  in  hot 
countries.  Many  of  them  live  in  the  southern  part  of 
Asia  and  the  northern  part  of  Africa.  They  are  trained 
to  be  useful  to  men.  When  treated  kindly  they  are 
very  gentle,  and  will  carry  heavy  burdens.  Many 
beautiful  things  are  made,  from  th§  long,  white,  ivory 
tusks  of  the  elephant. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

117 

LESSON  410 

cas'tle 

ringing 

psalm 

Yu  ca  tan' 

mud'dy 

wasp 

weed'y 

wealth'y 

thrush 

Bert'ie 

ci'pher 

lib'er  ty 

un'to 

wealth 

mock 
LESSON  411 

morn'ing  glo'ries 

brim 

Christ 

cur' tain 

Aunt  Ma'ry 

stiffen 

mush 

wick'ed 

Car'pen  ter's  Hall 

bare 

vice 

be  come' 

per  pen  dic'u  lar 

lead 

rud'der 

car'rot 
LESSON  412 

tic'kle 

pare 

cloak 

cir'cus 

cur'rant 

tid'ings 

bless'ed 

wea'ry 

Chest'nut  St. 

stock 

lo'cate 

pre'cious 

May'flow  ers 

load 

width 

brave'ly 
LESSON  413 

Mar'ket  St. 

clev'er 

bare'foot 

cry'ing 

Pan  a  ma' 

strug'gle 

la'bel 

lock'et 

leop'ard 

vote 

piled 

mock'ing 

Miss  ou'ri 

blade 

weave 

mo'ment 

New'found  land 

LESSON  414.     DICTATION 

Aunt  Mary  lives  in  a  castle  near  the  lake.  The 
garden  is  very  weedy,  but  there  are  some  pretty  morn- 
ing glories  in  bloom.  The  birds  like  to  perch  in  the 
trees  near  there.  If  you  stop  for  a  moment  you  can 
usually  hear  a  thrush  singing. 


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LESSON  415 


rl'fle 

helpful 

pud'ding 

Cau  ca'si  an 

lately 

trolley 

'tis 

Ne'gro 

meek 

cin'der 

breathe 

Ma  lay' 

maid'en 

pain 

wines 
LESSON  416 

Mon  go'li  an 

tying 

wave 

painless 

blue'bells 

con  trol' 

pulp 

twin 

med'i  cine 

up'per 

pulse 

val'ue 

boot'black 

tipped 

tunes 

wheth'er 
LESSON  417 

Penn  syl  va'ni  a 

rep'tile 

cloud'y 

costly 

Be'ring  Strait 

tu'ber 

hateful 

pecked 

con  fuse' 

wal'rus 

pane 

least 

mis'sion 

vale 

rid'ing 

wil'low 
LESSON  418 

po  ta'toes 

wal'nut 

les'son 

poi'son 

Cape  Fare  well' 

milk'man 

count'er 

weath'er 

prai'rie 

prey 

tract 

roost'er 

win'ning 

wak'ing 

verse 

ware 

red'breast 

LESSON  419.     DICTATION 

The  people  of  the  Caucasian  Race  \We  all  over  the 
world.  Some  people  of  the  Mongolian  Race  live  in 
Asia.  A  few  have  come  to  North  America.  The  Negro 
lives  in  Africa.  A  great  many  years  ago  some  Negroes 
were  brought  to  this  country  as  slaves. 


THIRD  YEAR. 


Iig 


LESSON  420 


chief 

re'al 

Mex'i  CO 

um  brella 

torch 

tuck 

seeing 

steam'ships 

wildly 

cru'el ly 

wis'dom 

move'ment 

lass 

trace 

clearly 

shin'gle 

LESSON  421 

Ruth 

check 

mould 

sug'ar  cane 

witch 

tow'er 

tulip 

shipj:)ed 

weak'ens 

whis'ky  (or  key) 

so'da 

Schuyl'kill 

wreath 

treas'ure 

tribe 

val'u  a  ble 

LESSON  422 

ce'dar 

mount 

rag'ged 

Mis  sis  sip'pi 

trop'ic 

tur'key 

what  e'er' 

with  in' 

whoa 

starch 

worth'y 

cut'ting      N^ 

mar'ket 

la'dies 

sex'ton 

tum'bler 

LESSON  423 

trot'ter 

tur'tle 

ca  noe' 

ma  hog'a  ny 

wire 

sa'ble 

mow'ing 

car'ry  ing 

re  plied' 

claws 

setting 

twin'kle 

worse 

twist 

trying 

West  In'dies 

LESSON  424. 

DICTATION 

Sugar  cane  grows  in  the  southern  part  of  our  country. 
It  is  very  valuable.  Last  summer  Mary  went  down  the 
Mississippi  in  a  large  steamship.  On  the  way  she  saw 
them  cutting  the  sugar  cane.  She  ^so  saw  them  carry- 
ing it  to  the  wharf  to  be  shipped  North. 


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LESSON 

[  425.     REVIEW 

cas'tle 

brave'ly 

cru'el ly 

Yu  ca  tan' 

thrush 

ty'ing 

um  brel'la 

per  pen  dic'u  lar 

psalm 

cur'rant 

strug'gle 

Miss  ou'ri 

ci'pher 

wheth'er 

wreath 

New'found  land 

stiffen 

weath'er 

ri'fle 

med'i  cine 

cir'cus 

hate'ful 

cin'der 

Cau  ca'si  an 

pre'cious 

prai'rie 

Schuyl'kill 

Penn  syl  va'ni  a 

leop'ard 

clev'er 

breathe 

Mis  sis  sip'pi 

trolley 

waking 

val'ue 

Be'ring  Strait 

lo'cate 

chief 

ma  hog'a  ny 

Chest'nut  St. 

LESSON  426.     MEMORY  GEM 
The  Squirrel 
*'The  pretty  red  squirrel  lives  up  in  a  tree, 
A  blithe  little  creature  as  ever  can  be, 
He  dwells  in  the  boughs  where  the  stock  dove  broods, 
Far  in  the  shade  of  the  green  summer  woods. 
His  food  is  the  young  juicy  cones  of  the  pine ; 
And  the  milky  beechnut  is  his  bread  and  his  wine." 

LESSON  427.  DICTATION 
The  Squirrel 
The  squirrel  is  a  bright,  active  little  fellow  who  can 
work  as  well  as  play.  In  the  autumn,  he  stores  away  all 
the  nuts  he  can  find  for  his  winter's  food.  He  has  a  safe, 
snug  little  home  in  a  hollow  tree.  He  is  very  timid,  and 
quickly  runs  from  the  ground  to  his  home  in  the  tree  top, 
when  any  one  comes  near.  Have  you  ever  watched  the 
little  squirrel  while  he  ate  his  dinner  ? 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


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FOURTH   YEAR 

LESSON  428 

Arc'tic  i'dle  shag'gy  Fair'mount  Park 

Ant  arc'tic      jui'cy  perch  North  A  mer'i  ca 

cen'tu  ry  con'ti  nent        sword  win'ning 

fleece  kan  ga  roo'       village  Phil  a  del'phi  a 

At  lan'tic         min'u  end         ver'ti  cal  ge  og'ra  phy 


LESSON  429 

• 

i'dler 

alii  ga  tor 

wharf 

wig'wams 

com'pass 

bod'ies 

os'trich 

New'found  land 

non'sense 

pearl 

quo'tient 

Es'ki  mo 

gi  raffe' 

com'merce 

written 

Es'ki  mos 

min'er  als 

qui'et 

prompt 

rhi  noc'e  ros 

LESSON  430 

pray'er 

gnaw 

kitch'en 

civil  ized 

A  las'ka 

weave 

on'ion 

Gi  rard'  College 

ba  na'na 

nine'teen 

squaw 

lo  CO  mo'tives 

cru'el 

sat'is  fy 

nei'ther 

Penn  syl  va'ni  a 

queen'ly 

vis'it  ors 

scream 

Jan'u  a  ry 

LESSON  431.  DICTATION 
Philadelphia  is  the  largest  city  in  Pennsylvania.  It  is 
noted  for  its  many  places  of  interest.  One  of  these  is 
the  large  and  beautiful  Fairmount  Park.  The  Girard 
College  is  in  this  city,  too.  It  also  has  a  large  navy-yard. 
Among  other  things,  many  locomotives  are  made  in 
Philadelphia. 


122 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


cap'tain         scarlet 
shep'herd      par'al  lei 
tow'ards        shook 
nec'es  sa  ry  spread 
trem'ble         whom 


LESSON  432 

croc'o  dile 
Yu  ca  tan' 
stom'ach 
to  ma'toes 


Aus  trail  a 
Danish  A  mer'i  ca 
mul  ti  pli  cand' 
rose'wood 


laugh'ter      veg'e  ta  bles 


LESSON  433 


anxious 

soar 

Eu'rope 

per  pen  dic'u  lar 

scale 

Del'a  ware 

quar'rel 

Ap  pa  la'chi  an 

sigh 

rind 

bi'cy  cle 

co'coa  nut 

Mich1  gan 

di  vi'sion 

search'ing 

sub  trac'tion 

Hud'son 

di'a  monds 

grief 

sub'tra  hend 

LESSON  434 

scent 

sig'nal 

ra'cer 

Cal  i  for'ni  a 

al'co  hoi 

reign 

scarf 

wood'chuck 

ac  cept' 

ca'lyx 

whit'est 

lis'ten  ing 

sta'men 

CO  rol'la 

breath'ing 

pe  tro'le  um 

pis'til 

Hi  a  wa'tha  for'eign 

pen  in'su  la 

LESSON  435 

wreath 

scant'y 

cyl'in  der 

at'mos  phere 

smoth'er 

Iceland 

Hu'ron 

hip  po  pot'a  mus 

prism 

choir 

Miss  ou'ri 

sem'i  cir  cle 

shield 

source 

courtage 

as  par'a  gus 

thrive 

re  fuse' 

term 

sweep'ing 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


123 


LESSON  436.     DICTATION 

The  parts  of  a  flower  are  the  calyx,  corolla,  stamens 
and  pistil.  In  some  flowers  the  corolla  is  a  bright  scarlet. 
Diflerent  kinds  of  flowers  and  plants  grow  in  different 
parts  of  the  country.  In  California  a  great  many  thrive, 
while  in  Iceland  there  are  few  plants  of  any  kind. 


LESSON  437 

' 

rag'ged 

re  la'tion 

gyp'sy 

Rock'y  Moun'tains 

showed 

sponge 

mem'o  ry 

In  de  pen'dence  Hall 

yearn 

south'ern 

strength 

win'dow  pane 

slight 

ber'ries 

priest 

beau'ti  ful 

al  though' 

en  am'el 

ap  pear' 
LESSON  438 

Car'pen  ter's  Hall 

1 

cow'ard 

stu'pid 

reg'u  lar 

Brit'ish  A  mer'i  ca 

yeast 

tighten 

height 

St.  Law'rence 

rolled 

Har'old 

Chi  nese' 

re  mem'ber 

startled 

wind'ing 

serv'ing 

ma  hog'a  ny 

psalm 

there'fore 

sprout 
LESSON  439 

Car  ib  be'an 

youth 

Hen'ry 

hon'or 

Be'ring  Strait 

rouse 

rye 

prai'rie 

Mis  sis  sip'pi 

com'ing 

sta'tion 

he'roes 

ad  di'tion 

rejoice' 

prove 

lan'guage 

birth'day 

cati'non 

won'der 

med'i  cine 

tem'per  a  ture 

124 


cru'el  ly 

halves 
sur  round' 
wring 
win'try 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  440 

switch  whis'ky  (or  key)  Cen'tral  A  mer'i  ca 
flan'nel         wheth'er      Jap  an  ese' 
ri'fle  sev'er  al       a  rith'me  tic 

trol'ley  pro  tect'       care'ful  ly 

um  brel'la     press'ing      SchuyPkill 


LESSON  441.     DICTATION 

It  was  Harold's  birthday  several  days  ago.  His 
mother  gave  him  a  beautiful  book,  and  his  father  gave 
him  a  bicycle.  He  showed  his  presents  to  his  friend 
Henry,  who  had  come  to  spend  the  day  with  him.  The 
boys  then  started  out  for  a  trolley  ride.  They  crossed 
over  the  Schuylkill  River,  and  went  to  visit  Independence 
Hall  and  Carpenter's  Hall. 


LESSON  442.     REVIEW 


ver'ti  cal 

kitch'en 

wreath 

rhi  noc'e  ros 

jui'cy 

par'al  lei 

mem'o  ry 

Es'ki  mos 

min'u  end 

anx'ious 

strength 

lo  CO  mo'tives 

os'trich 

nec'es  sa  ry 

beau'ti  ful 

croc'o  dile 

quo'tient 

di'a  monds 

tight'en 

veg'e  ta  bles 

wharf 

grief 

ma  hog'a  ny 

co'coa  nut 

ba  na'na 

lis'ten  ing 

can'non 

per  pen  dic'u  lar 

onion 

al'co  hoi 

prai'rie 

pe  tro'le  um 

vis'it  ors 

ca'lyx 

care'ful  ly 

at'mos  phere 

nine'teen 

for'eign 

sev'er  al 

tem'per  a  ture 

FOURTH  YEAR.  1 25 

LESSON  443.     MEMORY  GEM 

'*  All  day  long  in  the  corn  field,  so  weary, 
Father  has  toiled  in  the  heat  of  the  sun  ; 
Now  the  great  bell  from  the  farm-yard  rings  cheery, 
Telling  us  all  that  his  labor  is  done. 

Far  in  the  west  streaks  of  crimson  are  shining, 
Where  the  last  sunbeam  is  just  out  of  sight ; 
Slowly  and  brightly  I  watched  its  declining, 
Through  the  old  elm-trees,  all  golden  with  light. 

Soon  will  the  night  come,  the  darkness  will  gather 
Over  the  fields,  and  the  trees  and  the  leaves ; 
And  the  round  moon  will  shine  where  father 
Reaped  down  the  harvest,  and  bound  the  brown  sheaves." 


LESSON  444.     DICTATION 

Willie  s  First  Visit  to  the  Farm 

One  pleasant  evening  in  July,  Willie  arrived  at  his 
uncle's  farm.  He  was  tired  out  by  a  long  day's  journey, 
and  soon  went  to  bed.  The  next  morning  he  fed  Aunt 
Lizzie's  hens  and  chickens.  After  dinner  he  drove  his 
uncle's  horse  to  the  post-office.  On  the  way  home  he 
called  at  Cousin  George's  store  and  bought  some  tea, 
coffee  and  sugar.  He  packed  them  carefully  in  the 
wagon.  Driving  through  a  beautiful  Wpods  he  sopn 
reached  his  uncle's, 


126 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  445 


I'vory 

groan 

hon'es  ty 

ac  cept'ed 

lofty 

bound'ed 

Chi  ca'go 

hem'ming 

a'cre 

diz'zy 

brim'ming 

ham'mock 

gained 

jay 

dread'ful 

for  got'ten 

dose 

de  ceive' 

gos'lings 
LESSON  446 

jump'ing 

ide'a 

gan'der 

French 

ex  tend'ing 

greas'y 

blink 

back'bone 

head'ache 

cling 

dis  grace' 

Con'cord 

frame'work 

glen 

fail'ure 

bold'ly 

jus'tice 

dome 

gait 

dropped 
LESSON  447 

kin'dled 

ea'si  ly 

guid'ed 

ad  van'tage 

dis  ap  pear' 

in'ju  ry 

Bi'ble 

dull 

busi'ness 

grieve 

a  dult' 

Eng'land 

ice'bergs 

debt 

far'thest 

fe'male 

fault'less 

in  tent' 

gin 

gim'let 
LESSON  448 

knit'ting 

joy'ous 

des  serf 

eye'sight 

dec  la  ra'tion 

de  fend' 

ac  cuse' 

spin'dle 

in  de  pen'dence 

gild'ed 

ba  boons' 

ex'tra 

puz'zled 

fate 

gas'es 

bo'a 

Gen'eral  Grant 

im  pair' 

in  dulge' 

James 

out  grown' 

FOURTH  YEAR. 
LESSON  449.     DICTATION 


127 


The  Declaration  of  Independence  was  a  paper  which 
said  that  the  people  of  our  country  should  be  free. 
England  had  not  treated  us  with  justice.  Some  brave 
men  signed  the  paper  and  boldly  said  we  would  defend 
our  rights.  It  was  a  joyous  time  when  the  war  was  over 
and  we  were  free. 


LESSON  450 

medial 

stopped 

pace 

quan'ti  ty 

nota  ble 

quit'ting           Maine 

min'is  ter 

spelPer 

rhyme 

pro  vide' 

ob  serv'ing 

tru'ant 

surely 

ner'vous 

trot'ting 

set'tles 

trough 

quar'ry 
LESSON  461 

oc  curred' 

this'tle 

plu'ral 

Ohi'o 

or'na  ments 

nes'tle 

mumps 

quaPi  ty 

nee'dle  work 

searched 

oys'ter 

rich'est 

mer'ri  ly 

ses'sion 

disk 

or'phan 

mean'while 

slid'ing 

re'al  ly 

so  ci'e  ty 
LESSON  452 

com'fort  a  ble 

thou'sand 

mist'y 

Or'e  gon 

op'po  site 

u'su  al  ly 

cas'es 

ear'nest 

north  east' 

pov'er  ty 

placed 

mourn'ful 

bal  loon' 

tor'ture 

quaint 

whirl 

New  York 

voy'ag  es 

roy'al 

sea'weed 

un  known' 

128 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  453 

var'nish 

pic'kled 

na'tive 

Ni  ag'a  ra 

tongs 

may'n't 

prod'uct 

fore'head 

va'cant 

quire 

brake 

in  ac'tive 

duke 

sue  cess' 

On  ta'ri  o 

whole'some 

wa'ter  y 

tri'al 

read'i  ly 

William  Penn 

LESSON 

454.     DICTATION 

Mr.  George  is  a  boatbuilder  who  lives  in  Maine.  He 
usually  takes  a  trial  voyage  on  a  boat  before  he  sells  it. 
In  this  way  he  can  readily  tell  if  anything  is  wrong. 
Would  you  not  think  he  would  be  nervous  if  any  accident 
occurred  ?  He  is  not  afraid,  because  he  has  had  great 
success  on  all  his  trips. 


LESSON  455 

berth 

In  di  an'a 

brood 

an'swered 

cal'i  CO 

11  li  nois' 

chart 

Ab'ra  ham  Lin'coln 

dipped 

blot'ter 

de  sire' 

bar'gain 

hard'y 

hurled 

ed'i  tar 

em  ploy'er 

isles 

din'ing 

gey'ser 
LESSON  456 

hur'ry  ing 

in'stant 

bronze 

es  teem' 

fastened 

cam'bric 

climbed 

bra've  ry 

la'zi  ness 

kin 

during 

char'ter 

Ar  kan'sas 

wool'ly 

gram'mar 

du'ties 

de  cay'ing 

hor'ri  ble 

headlong 

dis  like' 

el'e  gant 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


129 


LESSON  457 

gov'ern  or  glac'i  er  coughed  Al  le  ghe'ny  (orgha') 

break'ers  fun'ni  est  drape  graz'ing 

sake  Bos'ton  coPo  ny  for  giv'en 

dis  cov'er  du'ly  col'o  nists       faith'ful  ly 

em  ploy'  force  dis  may'  gun'pow  der 


LESSON  458 


mope 

bit'ter 

brief 

crawl'ing 

dis'trict 


creep'ing 
com'rade 
bod'i  ly 
elk 
foul 


ex  plode' 
de  scend' 
Eng'lish 
ditch'es 
tor'ment 


Brooklyn 

eye'lash 

for  get'-me-nots 

house'hold 

im  po  lite' 


LESSON  459.     DICTATION 


When  a  boy,  Abraham  Lincoln  lived  in  Indiana.  Dur- 
ing his  early  life  his  family  was  very  poor.  In  every 
position  he  took,  he  did  faithfully  all  the  duties  connected 
with  it,  and  so  gained  the  esteem  of  his  employers.  His 
honesty  and  bravery  made  all  the  people  love  him. 


a'cre 

puz'zled 

hon'es  ty 

gos'Hngs 

greas'y 

dis  grace' 
d 


LESSON  460.     REVIEW 

rhyme  ^  de  ceive'  ex  tend'ing 

this'tle  bal  loon'  oc  curred' 

or'phan    Al  le  ghe'ny(orgha')  busi'ness 

nes'tle  Ar  kan'sas  quan'ti  ty 

so  ci'e  ty  glac'i  er  or'na  ments 

tor'ture  coughed  com'fort  a  ble 


130  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON   46L     MEMORY   GEM 

The  Sparrow' s  Song 

"Fm  only  a  little  sparrow, 
A  bird  of  low  degree  ; 
My  life  is  of  little  value, 

But  the  dear  Lord  cares  for  me. 

He  gives  me  a  coat  of  feathers  ; 

It  is  very  plain  I  know, 
Without  a  speck  of  crimson — 

For  it  was  not  made  for  show. 

And  now  the  springtime  cometh, 

I  will  build  me  a  little  nest, 
With  many  a  chirp  of  pleasure, 

In  the  spot  I  like  the  best.'* 

LESSON  462.     DICTATION 
Playing  Store 

"Annie  and  Mary  are  very  fond  of  playing  store. 
They  take  a  board  for  a  counter,  and  sell  thread,  but- 
pns,  ribbons,  pencils  and  thimbles.  They  have  some 
toy  money,  and  it  is  real  fun  to  be  the  storekeeper  and 
make  change.  They  think  they  will  enlarge  their  stock 
and  sell  nuts  and  candy.  If  they  do,  I  think  the  little 
storekeepers  will  eat  up  their  stock." 

''Would  you  like  to  go  into  their  store  and  buy  some- 
thing?    Come,  I  will  go  with  you." 


FOURTH  Y£AR. 

131 

LESSON  463 

stat'ue 

ol'ive 

Kan'sas 

un  fold'ed 

re'gion 

whine 

loop 

New  Hamp'shire 

res'cue 

un  tied' 

mal'let 

re  peat'ed 

plague 

a  bound' 

nat'u  ral 

sporting 

rent 

yacht 

en'trance 
LESSON  464 

school'house 

sce'ne  ry 

sew'er 

Ja'va 

Si  er'ra  Ne  va'da 

praised 

wood'en 

lla'ma 

re  ward'ed 

kept 

mil'lion 

of 'fi  cers 

offered 

mag'ic 

per'fume 

marsh'y 

La  Pla'ta 

sur'ly 

profit 

O  ri  no'co 
LESSON  465 

0  bliged' 

es  cape' 

Jo'seph 

man'ger 

i'dle  ness 

pout'ed 

leaflet 

growled 

main'land 

ribs 

o'a  sis 

leath'er 

New  Jer'sey 

kid'neys 

o'pi  um 

lla'nos 

oat'meal 

oath 

lice 

nee' tar 
LESSON  466 

0  pin'ion 

striped 

la'va 

mid'day 

earn'ing 

stiff 

ledge 

liq'uor 

New  Or'le  ans 

ore 

mag'net 

nut'meg 

un  der  stand' 

leaked 

liv'er 

ma  rine' 

differ  ent 

niece 

man'tel 

liq'uid 

shoul'der-blade 

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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  467.     DICTATION 

The  natural  scenery  in  parts  of  New  Hampshire  is 
very  fine.  In  the  opinion  of  some  people  the  White 
Mountains  are  the  finest  in  the  United  States.  Many 
pleasures  are  offered  to  visitors.  They  are  rewarded, 
for  their  trouble  in  climbing  the  mountains,  by  the  views 
gained.  The  whole  region  about  is  filled  with  places  of 
interest. 


LESSON  468 

ma  chine' 

de  mand' 

sa  li'va 

Tex  as 

dis  pute' 

where' s 

that's 

van'ished 

deal'ing 

scaffold 

war'bling 

ob  lique'ly 

vi'tal 

tons 

scythe 

wa'ter  fall 

pave 

ta'per 

un  due' 
LESSON  469 

yield' ing 

clause 

dah'li  a 

daz'zle 

so  lu'tion 

scent'ed 

tilted 

they've 

tur'pen  tine 

vot'ed 

were'n't 

tri'ple 

Ten  nes  see' 

clinched 

satch'el 

va'por 

meas'ured 

dusk 

plead 

weak'ness 
LESSON  470 

u'ni  form 

suPphur 

wedg'es 

cuds 

stu'pid  ly 

clogged 

tun'nels 

when  e'er' 

Thanks  giv'ing 

drooped 

twirl 

U'tah 

vie  to'ri  ous 

smelt'ers 

whol'ly 

turf 

work'bas  ket 

wilt 

tight'ly 

tim'ber 

o'pen  ing 

FOURTE 

[  YEAR. 

^33 

LESSON  471 

raised 

CO  logne' 

vi  cin'i  ty 

slaugh'ter 

tel'e  graph 

scut'tle 

who's 

vol  ca'noes 

weap'ons 

tint 

wrecked 

sud'den  ly 

clo'ven 

smug'glers 

cit'i  zen 

Yellow  stone 

rods 

nook 

cov'et 

rais'ing 

LESSON  472.     DICTATION 

''Whose  sweet-scented  flowers  are  these?"  asked 
Ellen.  *'  See  how  their  heads  droop.  They've  b^gun  to 
wilt,"  she  added.  "They  are  mine,"  said  Frank,  "and 
I  think  they  are  very  sweet  and  pretty.  Do  you  know 
that  they  make  cologne  out  of  these  flowers,  Emma? 
They  do  not  use  flowers  like  the  dahlia  and  the  daisy, 
because  they  are  not  sweet.     Father  told  me  so." 


LESSON  473 

• 

nov'el  ty 

crook'ed 

Geor'gi  a 

cir  cu  la'tion 

di  rect'ly 

church' es 

marched 

dis  missed' 

might'y 

com  pound' 

na'sal 

e  lev'enth 

gau'zy 

foun'tain 

Lou  is  i  a'na 

fish'er  man 

e  reefed 

hun'ger 

mer'chant 

hap'pened 

LESSON  474 

hu'mor 

lim'it 

mod'el 

de  light'ed 

pros'per 

del'i  cate 

ex  te'ri  or 

de  nom'i  na  tor 

sul'len 

ea'si  er 

fruitful 

con'tra  ry 

pa'tience 

hurt'ing 

I'o  wa 

go  ril'la 

shan'ty 

bus'i  ly 

nos'trils 

Hat'te  ras 

134 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  475 

prov'ince 

fluid 

griz'zly 

fer'ry-boat 

dawn'ing 

lib'ra  ry 

drag'ging 

ex  cite'ment 

ear'li  est 

de  liv'er 

forced 

be  longed' 

men'tion 

hand'ful 

gran'ite 

in'stru  ment 

prop'er 

sil'ver  y 

dyed 

Ken  tuck'y 

LESSON  476 

his'to  ry 

pres'ence 

fer'tile 

es  caped' 

progress 

dain'ties 

rda  ho 

de  cid'ed 

stow'ing 

de  pends' 

im  mense' 

scattered 

soaked 

flavor 

killed 

gen'er  al 

dear'ly 

sheaves 

dis  ease' 

in  vi  ta'tion 

LESSON  477. 

DICTATION 

John  and  Henry  went  out  in  a  boat  with  an  old 
fisherman.  "Let  us  try  to  catch  a  fish  for  dinner,"  said 
Henry.  They  decided  to  try,  but  found  that  they  had 
to  have  much  patience.  After  a  while  there  was  a  great 
deal  of  excitement.  What  do  you  think  happened? 
They  pulled  in  an  immense  fish. 


LESSON 

478.     REVIEW 

stat'ue 

liq'uor 

CO  logne' 

i'dle  ness 

res'cue 

niece 

vi  cin'i  ty 

Si  er'ra  Ne  va'da 

plague 

ma  chine' 

con'tra  ry 

La  Pla'ta 

es  cape' 

scythe 

prov'ince 

yield'ing 

en'trance 

clinched 

flu'id 

vie  to'ri  ous 

lla'ma 

dah'li  a 

lib'ra  ry 

slaugh'ter 

FOURTH  YEAR.  1 35 

LESSON  479.     MEMORY  GEM 
Tell-tales 

*'  Pussy  willow  had  a  secret  that  the  snowdrop  whispered 

her, 
And  she  purred  it  to  the  south  wind  while  it  stroked 

her  velvet  fur  ; 
And   the   south  wind   hummed   it   softly  to  the  busy 

honey  bees, 
And   they  buzzed   it  to  the   blossoms  on   the  scarlet 

maple  trees, 
And  these  dropped  it  to  the  wood  brooks  brimming 

full  of  melted  snow, 
And  the  brooks  told  Robin  Redbreast  as  he  chattered 

to  and  fro  ; 
Little  Robin  could  not  keep  it,  so  he  sung  it  loud  and 

clear 
To  the  sleepy  fields  and  meadows,  '  Wake  up !   cheer 

up  !    spring  is  here  ! '  " 

LESSON  480.     DICTATION 

Two  Boys 

"  One  boy  is  named  Johnny,  and  one,  Rob.  They  live 
next  door  to  each  other,  and  each  one  does  the  chores 
night  and  morning.  Johnny  puts  his  work  off  as  long 
as  he  can,  and  then  he  grumbles  all  the  time  he  is  getting 
the  coal  and  feedinof  the  chickens.  Rob  whistles  about 
his  work,  does  it  neatly,  and  then  has  time  to  play  before 
school.  I  wonder  how  many  boys  are  like  Rob,  and  how 
many  like  Johnny." 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  481 

tis'sues 

jew'els 

solved 

ten'der  ness 

wast'ed 

po  si'tion 

ti'ni  est 

Ri'o  Ja  nei'ro 

ad  mire' 

rip'ples 

lining 

poi'son  ous 

wip'ing 

va'ri  ous 

un  ripe' 

quo  ta'tion 

sci'ence 

hy'phen 

re  sort' 

suf 'fer  ing 

LESSON  482 

pas'try 

tan'gled 

scis'sors 

quar'rel  some 

meant 

re  lief 

un  ti'dy 

cheer'ful 

sim'plest 

se'ri  ous 

in  quire' 

Rhode  Is'land 

vic'tim 

pow'der  y 

scant 

puf'fing 

at  tack' 

anch'or 

blushed 

bound'less 

LESSON  483 

poul'try 

wretch' ed 

sel'vas 

low'ered 

tempted 

rec'ord 

steppes 

mis'er  a  ble 

sec'tion 

a'rea 

war'riors 

knowl'edge 

volley 

snares 

wres'tle 

Rich'mond 

sage 

bleak 

cap'ture 

tri  an'gu  lar 

LESSON  484 


con  tent' 

wher  ev'er 

bur'ied 

light'ning 

skull 

pu'ri  fy 

con  cern' 

rejoic'ing 

crea'ture 

whisk'ing 

rub'ber 

an'y  bod  y 

skel'e  ton 

trot'ted 

trou'sers 

Kath'e  rine 

tripe 

pas'sage 

St.  Paul 

as  ton'ished 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


137 


LESSON  485.     DICTATION 

*'  Do  you  like  to  study  science,  George  ?  "  asked  Tom. 
"To-day  our  class  talked  about  the  skeleton.  I  was 
astonished  to  find  that  there  are  so  many  bones  in  the 
skull.  It  is  a  very  strong,  tough  box  to  protect  the  brain. 
It  would  be  serious  for  anybody  to  hurt  this  box." 


LESSON  486 

mePo  dy 

noi'sy 

mar'gin 

com  pan'ions 

dim'ly 

in  tend' 

numb 

dif 'fi  cul  ty 

scene 

in'stance 

crowd 'ed 

vis'it  ing 

chiefly 

sprin'kle 

e  rec'tion 

Cas'cade 

freight 

mod'est 

hoe'ing 
LESSON  487 

un  der  neath' 

dis  gust' 

me'di  um 

fan'cies 

ed'u  ca  ted 

ex  pand' 

con  fess' 

har'bor 

straw'ber  ries 

fi'nal  ly 

del'tas 

lightly 

di  am'e  ter 

thrown 

fu'el 

mix'ture 

Cape  Horn 

hor'ror 

lar'va 

crowd'ing 

ex  pe'ri  ence 

■» 

LESSON  488 

cur'rent 

fa'mous 

col'umn 

ed  u  ca'tion 

doubt 

li'a  ble 

sol'emn 

Great  Salt  Lake 

hemp 

dries 

hu'man 

com'fort  ed 

mod'es  ty 

ex  tent' 

min'gle 

en'tered 

nourish 

o'ral  ly 

ex  treme' 

ho  ri'zon 

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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  489 

monaster 

frec'kled 

groan 'ing 

con  sid'er 

flown 

horn'y 

in'ter  est 

diz'zi  ness 

char'i  ty 

furl 

flesh'y 

features 

greatly 

hap'pi  er 

pur'pose 

goose'ber  ry 

scowl 

med'i  cal 

pris'on 

con  ver  sa'tion 

LESSON 

490.     DICTATION 

Cape  Horn  is  off  the  extreme  southern  coast  of  South 
America.  Sailors  have  much  difficulty  in  going  around 
it,  owing  to  the  winds  and  currents.  They  sometimes 
have  very  trying  experiences.  They  always  begin  to 
feel  happier  when  they  are  finally  around  safely. 


LESSON  491 

seized 

bePlows 

wad'ing 

pro  tect'ed 

glade 

aims 

a  mount' 

rev  o  lu'tion  a  ry 

sue  ceed' 

re  pay' 

sea'port 

sin'gu  lar 

vig'or 

ab'sence 

ta'pir 

sheltered 

wolves 

saPa  ry 

rud'dy 
LESSON  492 

ad'jec  tive 

bon'fire 

snarl 

she's 

play'mates 

beard 

de  cay' 

whit'ish 

our  selves' 

frill 

grum'ble 

roll'ing 

Read'ing 

verb 

part'ner 

ad'verb 

syl'la  ble 

rap'id  ly 

tho'rax 

suit'ed 

Scran'ton 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

139 

LESSON  493 

sig'nal 

she'll 

spin'ach 

promptly 

ax'is 

va  ri'e  ty 

St.  Lou'is 

ques'tioned 

ter'ror 

pre  fer' 

re  sisf 

a  muse'ments 

a'bly 

an'gle 

ter'ri  ble 

sem  i  colon 

restless 

ru'by 

scarcely 

com  pelled' 

LESSON  494 

sieve 

ro  bust' 

plan'ets 

San  Fran  cis'co 

re'al ize 

wor'ship 

weak'er 

should'n't 

trusted 

pas'tor 

ream 

Bet'sy  Ross 

sub'stance 

haste 

.  trad'ed 

con  duct'or 

ac  count' 

re  port' 

swollen 

con  trib'ute 

LESSON  495.     DICTATION 

"Who  made  the  first  flag?"  questioned  a  little  girl 
one  day.  ''Betsy  Ross  made  it,"  her  playmate  said. 
"  She  lived  many  years  ago  at  the  time  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,"  added  her  friend.  "George  Washington 
asked  her  to  make  it,  and  she  sugceeded  in  pleasing 
him  very  much." 


LESSON 

496.     REVIEW 

sci'ence 

chiefly 

swollen 

poi'son  ous 

hy'phen 

char'i  ty 

con  trib'ute 

scis'sors 

va'ri  ous 

pur'pose 

nour'ish 

quar'rel  some 

jew'els 

features 

crowd'ing 

Rhode  Is'land 

re  lief 

wolves 

ex  treme' 

tri  an'gu  lar 

poultry 

ab'sence 

seized 

knowledge 

I40  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  497.     MEMORY  GEM 

**  A  wee  little  nut  lay  deep  in  its  nest, 
Of  satin  and  down,  the  softest  and  best ; 
And  slept  and  grew  while  its  cradle  rocked. 
As  it  hung  in  the  boughs  that  interlocked. 
Now  the  house  was  small  where  the  cradle  lay, 
As  it  swung  in  the  winds  by  night  and  day  ; 
For  a  thicket  of  underbrush  fenced  it  round, 
This  little,  lone  cot  by  the  great  sun  browned. 

The  little  nut  grew,  and  ere  long  it  found 

There  was  work  outside  on  the  soft  green  ground ; 

It  must  do  its  part,  so  the  world  might  know 

It  had  tried  one  little  seed  to  sow. 

And  soon  the  house  that  had  kept  it  warm, 

Was  tossed  about  by  the  autumn  storm  ; 

The  stem  was  cracked,  the  old  house  fell, 

And  the  chestnut  burr  was  an  empty  shell." 

LESSON  498.     DICTATION 

The  Bear 

The  paws  of  a  bear  have  long  sharp  claws  with  which 
he  is  able  to  defend  himself.  The  bear  has  been  known 
to  seize  his  foe,  or  his  prey,  around  the  body  and  hug 
him  till  he  died.  With  his  claws  the  bear  digs  for  roots 
and  insects ;  with  them,  also,  he  is  able  to  climb  trees. 
The  color  of  the  bear  is  usually  brown  or  white.  The 
white  bear  inhabits  the  cold  regions  where  there  is  much 
snow.     It  is,  therefore,  often  called  the  white  polar  bear. 


FOURTH  YEAR. 

14! 

LESSON  499 

cy'clone 

mor'tar 

ab  rupt' 

ad  ver  tised' 

mea'sles 

mis  laid' 

lull 

ball-and-sock'et 

de  vours' 

ap  proach'     let'tuce 

Con  nect'i  cut 

em'blem 

bur'row 

fit'ful 

ap'pli  cants 

plaid 

dim'ple 

ap  pear'ance 
LESSON  500 

con  di'tion 

con'cert 

mir'a  cle 

de  sign' 

high'land 

heifer 

dis  as'ter 

di  gest' 

burst'ing 

en  tirely 

ab'scess 

hard'ware 

Cleveland 

cor'net 

chirped 

en'tranc  es 

din'ing-room 

ker'nel 

flat'ness 

hes'i  tate 

col'or  ing 

LESSON  501 

' 

coun'sel 

hopped 

care'less 

ac  cord'ing 

lynx 

chased 

frag'ment 

high'est 

ef  feet' 

pack'age 

ex  posed' 

cel'e  brat  ed 

dwin'dle 

flourish 

ad  mit' 

coax'ing 

myth 

blub'ber 

cuffed 
LESSON  502 

e  lec'tion 

maize 

cun'ning 

fam'ine 

liz'ard 

alms 

ere 

howl'ing 

char'ac  ter 

frisk'y 

fringe 

com'mon  ly 

com  pared' 

moose 

ab  surd' 

for  sake' 

el'e  va  tor 

cup'board 

filth'y 

di  ges'tive 

grain'field 

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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER- 


LESSON  503.     DICTATION 

"Wanted  a  boy  of  good  character  to  do  office  work," 
was  advertised  in  the  paper  yesterday.  There  were 
many  applicants  for  the  position.  All  did  not  entirely 
fulfil  the  condition.  Some  were  careless  in  their  appear- 
ance, and  in  this  way  showed  that  they  were  not  fit  for 
the  place.  Finally,  a  boy  was  chosen  who  was  neat, 
prompt  and  active. 


LESSON  504 

proof 

parsley 

er'mine 

lifeless 

strolling 

so'ber  ly 

re  lieved' 

nine'teenth 

nestling 

ni'ter 

printing 

Mex'i  can 

re  view' 

ra  vine' 

raves 

nee'dle  work 

millet 

atrayed 

notch 

ob'sta  cles 

LESSON  505 

sys'tem 

peel'ing 

ne  ces'si  ty 

me  mo'ri  al 

pol'ished 

skylight 

sub'urbs 

New'port 

solely 

por'ridge 

mer'cu  ry 

grace'fiil 

ser'geant 

Spain 

ser'pent 

nine'ti  eth 

preach'er 

shin'gled 

Portland 

grate' ful 

LESSON  506 

prob'lems 

reg'u  lar 

stride 

O'ma  ha 

Pu  e'blo 

prac'ti  cal 

shilling 

o  be'di  ence 

sleek 

of  fen'sive 

thigh 

mis  be  have' 

moist 

stilts 

salm'on 

Mont  re  al' 

se  verely 

pierc'ing 

re  quire' 

pasture 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

M3 

LESSON  607 

pores 

par'tial 

song'ster 

mon'u  ment 

si  moon' 

sti'fling 

coke 

por'cu  pine 

peev'ish 

squall 

car'ol 

no  taction 

salve 

pos  sess'es 

sad'ly 

Ma'ry  land 

set'tler 

sen'si  tive 

rec'tan  gle 

nu'mer  a  tor 

LESSON  508.     DICTATION 

Many  years  ago  we  did  not  have  any  system  of 
printing.  All  books  had  to  be  written,  and  this  was  not 
practical.  There  were  many  obstacles  in  the  way.  One 
was  the  necessity  of  writing  each  book,  and  this  cost  a 
great  deal  of  money,  and  few  people  could  possess 
books.  Since  we  have  had  printing,  books  are  much 
cheaper,  and  most  people  can  own  them. 


LESSON  509 

Lon'don 

Ver  mont' 

wag'ging 

scam'pered 

groping 

growth 

Raleigh 

name'sake 

pluck 

strug'gling 

sneered 

quiv'er  ing 

ken'nel 

quench'es 

pen'knife 

tel'e  scope 

grad'u  ate 

longing 

un  stead'y 

radish  es 

LESSON  510 

stu'dent 

hon'ored 

ir'ri  tates 

pre  ven'tion 

gored 

stormed 

Psal'mist 

rec  tan'gu  lar 

lent 

voice'less 

grat'i  tude 

whirl'wind 

com'Ic 

vi'sion 

trailing 

shoe'  black 

ker'o  sene 

drear'y 

highly 

tem'per  ance 

144 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  511 

glo'ri  ous 

gnawed 

har  poon' 

whip'ping 

yield 

tap  i  o'ca 

Sol'o  mon 

re  ceived' 

swarm 

ra  pid'i  ty 

trillion 

per  spi  ra'tion 

in  i'tial 

sneez'ing 

gro'cer's 

Wis  con'sin 

victuals 

fleec'y 

res'o  lute 

som'er  sets 

LESSON  512 

re  ceipt' 

glimps'es 

quail 

pillow  case 

hos'tlen.. 

syc'a  more 

Tren'ton 

quan'ti  ties 

ven'i  son 

rogu'ish 

prop 

Val  pa  rai'so 

heav'ing 

tal'ons 

shroud 

stair'way 

jew'el  ry 

whirling 

spied 

fur'ni  ture 

LESSON  513.     DICTATION 

London  is  a  large  city  in  England.  Mary's  cousins, 
Harold  and  George,  went  there  to  college.  They  had 
glorious  times  at  college,  too.  What  do  you  think  they 
did  ?  Sometimes  the  students  had  races.  While  there 
Harold  received  a  prize  for  winning  in  a  boat  race.  He 
felt  proud  of  this  as  well  as  of  his  success  in  his  studies. 


LESSON  514. 

REVIEW 

cy'clone 

nestling 

notch 

ad  ver  tised' 

bur'row 

re  lieved' 

drear'y 

ap'pli  cants 

ab  rupt' 

ob'sta  cles 

sneered 

com  pared' 

e  con'o  my 

ser'geant 

hon'ored 

char'ac  ter 

liz'ard 

ne  ces'si  ty 

fleec'y 

O  be'di  ence 

heif'er 

me  moYi  al 

spied 

quan'ti  ties 

FOURTH  YEAR.  1 45 

LESSON  515.     MEMORY  GEM 

The  Poet  and  the  Children 

"  With  the  glory  of  winter  sunshine 
Over  his  locks  of  gray, 
In  the  old  historic  rrtansion 
He  sat  on  his  last  birthday  ; 

With  his  books  and  his  pleasant  pictures, 
And  his  household  and  his  kin, 
While  a  sound  as  of  myriads  singing 
From  afar  and  near  stole  in. 

It  came  from  his  own  fair  city, 
From  the  prairie^s  boundless  plain, 
From  the  Golden  Gate  of  sunset, 
And  the  cedarn  woods  of  Maine.'* 


LESSON  516.     DICTATION 

The  Fox  and  the  Goat 

A  fox  was  once  drinking  at  an  open  well  when  he 
suddenly  fell  in.  The  water  was  not  deep  enough  to 
drown  him,  but  he  could  not  climb  out.  He  had  not 
been  there  long  when  a  goat  came  to  the  well  and  asked 
if  the  water  was  good  to  drink.  **  Excellent,"  answered 
the  fox,  'and  there  is  plenty  of  it."  The  goat  jumped 
in,  and  the  fox  made  use  of  the  goat's  back  as  a  stepping- 
stone,  and  leaped  out  exclaiming,  ''What  a  pity  your 
brains  are  not  equal  to  your  beard  !  " — i^sop. 
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146 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLEB 

LESSON  517 

ma  te'ri  al  the'a  ter  (or  tre) 

in  vit'ed 

Great  Ba'sin 

plat'ter 

splen'did 

round'ness 

horse'back 

length/en 

god'dess 

twisting 

fare  well' 

scrub'bing 

schemes 

dig'ni  ty 

Lapland 

shocking 

launch'es 

re  lig'ious 

lib'er  ties 

LESSON  618 

mi'ser 

mer'cies 

head'strong 

Wy  o'ming 

por'tion 

drunk'ard 

seek'ing 

fir'  tree 

soil'ing 

sePdom 

dan'ger  ous 

in  flamed' 

ra'di  ant 

leg'gings 

dil'i  gent 

oc  cu  pa'tion 

dusk'y 

re  strain' 

knuc'kle 

mur'mured 

LESSON  519 


pi  az'za 

mis  ta'ken 

home'ward 

scat'ter  ing 

shield 

dis  guise' 

in'no  cent 

gov'ern  ment 

flock'ing 

spir'it 

lin'gered 

In'dia  rub'ber 

tightness 

rue 

drum'mer 

hay'stack 

spire 

rus'tled 

im  prop'er 

de  parting 

LESSON  520 

ploughed 

in'stinct 

Lou  ise' 

hay'mak  er 

ma'tron 

dis  qui'et 

de  ter'mine 

in'stant  ly 

re  proach' 

lof'ti  ness 

u'su  al 

La  fay  ette' 

mil'i  ta  ry 

de  pos'it 

sat'is  fied 

Lib'er  ty  Bell 

seiz'ing 

in'flu  ence 

dis  com'fort 

de  serv'ing 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


147 


LESSON   521.     DICTATION 

"Do  you  like  to  ride  horseback,  Alice?  "  asked  Fred. 
**Yes,"  answered  Alice,  ''I  think  it  is  splendid  fun,  but 
I  seldom  go.  I  was  invited  to  go  riding  this  afternoon, 
but  I  did  not  go.  I  do  not  like  to  ride  on  a  horse  that 
has  much  spirit,  because  I  think  it  is  dangerous.  I  am 
determined  to  keep  on  trying  to  ride  until  I  can  ride  well. 
Some  day  I  will  take  a  long  ride  with  you,  Fred." 


mu  se  um 
actu  al 
raging 
scor'pi  on 
pla  teau' 


an  nex 
nui'sance 
state'ment 
tor  na'do 
mim'ics 


LESSON  522 

Span'ish 
re  cruits' 
a  dorn' 
res'i  dene  es 
cus'tom 


Co  lum'bi  a 
through  out' 
skim'ming 
rasp'ber  ry 
milli  ner  y 


mu  si'cian 
squirm 
mul'ber  ry 
trimmed 
trans  mits' 


ad  dress' 
mack'er  el 
a  loud' 
se  cure'ly 
pur  suits' 


LESSON  523 

al  read'y 
San  ti  a'go 
co'lon 
cu'bic 
sur  prised' 


con  triv'ings 
re  pro  duc'tion 
stim'u  la  ting 
al'pha  bet 
man  u  fac'tur  ing 


LESSON  524 

mus'kets  pa'tri  ot  ten'der  ly  dog'toothed 

no'ticed  stur'geon         neg'a  tive  youth'ful 

rack'et  ad  vance'         re  quest'ed  re  placed' 

broil  majes'tic        agree'able  scar'let  fe'ver 

worst  rest'less   salt.pe'ter  (ortre)  use'ful  ness 


1 48 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  525 

re  fused'  sub'ject  Vir  gin'i  a 

man'gled  ye  sparing  ly 

noiseless  seaPskin  a  dopt' 

stooping  thrashing  can'cel 

prob'a  bly  peat  re  signed' 


drift' wood 
sue  ceed'ed 
ex  cla  ma'tion 
Sa  van'nah 
ven'ti  la  tor 


LESSON  526.     DICTATION 

Harry  and  Frank  went  to  the  museum  last  week. 
They  saw  a  man  who  could  mimic  the  noises  made  by 
many  kinds  of  animals.  They  were  very  much  sur- 
prised when  they  heard  him.  Some  people  named  some 
animals,  and  requested  him  to  imitate  them.  He  suc- 
ceeded with  every  one.  They  thought  that  probably  he 
would  refuse  to  try  them.  He  amused  the  boys  very 
much. 

LESSON  527 


em'e  ry 

sti'fled 

Cu'ban 

Long'fel  low 

stunned 

fe'ver  ish 

in  herit 

cutler  y 

coni  cal 

soar'ing 

divl  dend 

Cape  Cod' 

sur  veys' 

shad'ow  y 

affair' 

ex  am  i  na'tion 

di'a  gram 

caution 

emptied 

fore'paws 

LESSON  528 

curve 

sit  u  a'tion 

Den'ver 

Col  o  ra'do 

de  tects' 

cavl  ty 

en  gaged' 

de  scrip'tion 

fiercely 

safe'ly 

squirt 

false'hood 

blonde 

man'tle 

stretched 

hand'ker  chief 

sac'ri  fice 

hauling 

cam'e  ra 

im  pur'i  ties 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

149 

LESSON  529 

fleet 

Li'ma 

hos'pit  al 

Cla'ra  Bar'ton 

deadly 

en  ter  tain' 

cash  ier' 

dis  tin'guished 

ce  ment' 

mute 

for'ci  ble 

spec'ta  cle 

dar'in^ 

her'mit 

De  troit' 

sounding 

en  dured' 

ce're  al 

for  lorn' 

sorYow  ful 

' 

LESSON  530 

decl  mal 

cor'al 

Car  o  li'na 

di'a  phragm 

ex  act'ly 

doub'led 

de  feat'ed 

Cin  cin  na'ti 

chis'el 

ex  {^en'sive 

an  noy' 

in  tel'li  gent 

fu'ner  al 

flushing 

cos'tume 

follow  ing 

corored 

cat'kin 

sat'is  fied 

thoughtful 

LESSON  531.     DICTATION 

Frank  has  a  very  expensive  camera.  He  is  not  satis- 
fied with  a  picture  unless  it  looks  exactly  right.  He  can 
easily  detect  the  least  thing  that  is  wrong.  He  has  taken 
some  pictures  of  quite  distinguished  people.  If  you  ask 
him  he  will  show  you  his  camera  and  his  pictures.  There 
he  goes  now  with  his  camera. 


LESSON  532.     REVIEW 

length'en  pla  teau'  re  signed' 

knuc'kle  nui'sance  sti'fled 

re  liglous  res1  dene  es  emp'tied 

scar'ci  ty  ten'der  ly  fiercely 

u'su  al  mack'er  el  affair' 


oc  cu  pa'tion 
^  mur'mured 
in  flamed' 
La  fay  ette' 
al'pha  bet 


tight'ness     cut'ler  y         in  tel'H  gent     man  u  fac'tur  ing 


ISO  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  533.     MEMORY  GEM 

Origin  of  Memorial  Day 

**It  was  a  woman's  tender  thought ; 
Her  slender  hand  the  first  wreath  wrought, 
And  she  a  grateful  nation  taught 
To  garland  thus  the  dead  ; 
So  long  as  gallant  knights  shall  ride, 
To  win  by  valor  lovely  bride, 
And  music  stirs  the  true  and  tried 
Shall  this  of  her  be  said. 

Dear  children  on  your  errand  go ; 

The  errand  of  Memorial  Day  ; 

With  flags  and  flowers,  make  the  graves 

Of  all  our  gallant  soldiers  gay. 

In  speech  and  song,  their  work  recall, 

And  to  that  work,  due  honor  pay. 

Each  hero's  precious  memory 

Still  cherish  on  Memorial  Day.** 

LESSON  534.     DICTATION 

_  The  Jackdaw 

An  old  miser  had  a  tame  jackdaw  that  used  to  steal 
pieces  of  money,  and  hide  them  in  a  hole.  The  cat  saw 
him  do  this,  and  said,  "Why  do  you  hide  those  round 
shining  things  that  are  of  no  use  to  you?"  ''Why," 
said  the  jackdaw,  *'  my  master  has  a  whole  chest  full  of 
them,  and  makes  no  more  use  of  them  than  I  do." 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


151 


LESSON  535 

com  mence'  at  tract'ed  Lan'sing  strength'en 

ere  a'tion  bal'co  ny  rec'og  nized  ca  ress'es 

se  lect'ed  com  plete'ly  bou  quet'  ar'ti  cles 

Chris'tian  a  breast'  ceil'ing  stiid'y  ing 

con  ven'tion  bash'ful  shift'less  nat'u  ral  ist 


LESSON  536 

cor  re  spond' 

gaz'ing 

Ne  bras'ka 

in  ter  rog'a  tive 

clum'sy 

Aus'tin 

be  low' 

self  de  fence' 

sap'phire 

e  clipse' 

con'quer 

small'pox 

ban 'jo 

snapped 

se  cure' 

Mas  sa  chu 'setts 

mod'i  fi  er 

ab  rupt'ly 

shrill 

thor'ough 

LESSON  537 

•  t 

com  plaint' 

crack'ing 

prin'ci  pal 

in  tro  duc'tion 

scold'ing 

sum'mits 

bot'a  ny 

Spring'field 

mis  placed' 

crate 

slight'ing 

suf'fered 

beck'on 

be  com'ing 

ab'sent  ly 

in  ter  ro  ga'tion 

false'ly 

ir  reg'u  lar 

hull 

Min  ne  so'ta 

LESSON  538 

con'gress 

ab  stain' 

Scot'land 

il  lus  tra'tion 

so'ci  a  ble 

bleach'ing 

a  bun'dant 

show'ered 

crane 

schoon'ers 

car'a  van 

shoe'  brush 

com  mand' 

cap'i  tol 

spurred 

Mil  wau'kee 

stretch'ing 

shirk 

cheer'ing 

sin'ew  y 

152 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  539.     DICTATION 

The  boys  and  girls  in  my  class  are  studying  botany. 
We  selected  a  fine  naturalist  for  our  teacher.  We  find 
abundant  material  for  our  work  in  the  fields.  Before 
the  term  is  over  we  hope  to  recognize  most  of  the 
flowers  near  our  home.  We  have  such  pleasant,  sociable 
times  on  our  trips  that  we  find  our  lessons  stretching 
far  beyond  the  time  set  for  them. 


LESSON  540 

tri'umph 

bar'ren            hedge 

in  tel'li  gence 

ap  peal' 

me  chan'ics     bam  boo' 

Ly'di  a  Dar'ragh 

in  teg'ri  ty 

ac'cent            cleans'ing 

fa  mil'iar 

bi'son 

blls'ter            at  ten'tion 

Mad'i  son 

blurred 

crim'i  nal        buf 'fa  lo 
LESSON  541 

man'sion 

tel'e  phone 

an  nounce'      in  ven'tion 

ac'ci  dent 

chirp'ing 

at  tempt'         Mon  tan'a 

moist'ure 

all'spice 

moor'ings        per  se  vere' 

Men  do  ci'no 

im'pu  dent 

ai'tar                cul'ture 

pris'on  ers 

den'tist 

awe                  pre  pared' 
LESSON  542 

gro'cer  ies 

a  poPo  gy 

in  tro  duce'      awk'ward 

punct  u  a'tion 

fit'ness 

Mo  bile'           chrys'a  lis 

im  pos'si  ble 

con  demn' 

ar'ter  ies          mol'lusks 

Minn  e  ap'o  lis 

bill 

car'bon             smith'y 

small'est 

im  per'fect 

al'ter            *  pro'gram 

*■  Or  gramme. 

lasting 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


153 


LESSON  543 

bilPIon  in  te'ri  or  Ne  va'da 

Bra  zip  a  bun'dance  squeeze 

cra'ter  mois'ten  crum'ble 

a  vold'ed  chaff  pa'tient  ly 

cres'cent  a  mus'ing  colo'nel 


Mo  non  ga  heia 
im  me'di  ate  ly 
murti  tudes 
ac  com'mo  date 
con'se  quent  ly 


LESSON  544.     DICTATION 

Bisons,  sometimes  called  buffaloes,  formerly  lived  in 
the  western  part  of  North  America  in  great  multitudes. 
The  rapid  growth  in  the  West  made  it  impossible  for 
them  to  stay  there  in  such  large  numbers.  They  were 
driven  farther  and  farther  from  the  interior,  because 
there  was  not  room  to  accommodate  them.  Conse- 
quently few  of  them  are  found  in  this  country  now. 


LESSON  545 

in'fan  try 

triv'i  al 

Ma  nil'a 

nourish  ment 

fluffy 

crowned 

po  lite'ness 

sor'row  ing 

crys'tal 

bale 

ballad 

mi'cro  scope 

re  prove' 

aisle 

Ports'mouth 

in  quis'i  tive 

trav'elled 

boun'da  ry 

chan^nel 

ac  cus'tom 

LESSON  546 

na'tion  al 

ach'ing 

Ar'ab 

sep'a  rate 

ar  bu'tus 

in  tes'tines 

A  ra'bi  a 

New  Mex'i  co 

a'toll 

pen'du  lum 

cliffs 

mes'sen  gers 

moulting 

sledge 

-  smelt 

slam'ming 

crest 

children's 

pho'to  graph 

pun'ish  ing 

154 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


treas'ur  er 

flap 

ab  stract' 

chip'ping 

cat'a  ract 


LESSON  547 
ac  quaint'         in  dig'nant 


mul'ti  pie 
flit'ting 
in'ci  dent 
phy  si'cian 


pro  duced' 
Al'ba  ny 
can'ons 
afford' 


whis'pered 
Nash'ville 
ac  quaint'ance 
un  touched' 
per  plexed' 


in'dus  try 
al'mond 
ca  nal' 
cress 
mar'tyrs 


affect' 
mu'ci  lage 
pres'i  dent 
con  nect' 
be  lieved' 


LESSON  548 

New'ark 
pri  va'tions 
sun'ni  er 
af  fec'tion 
per  mis'sion 


mur'der  ous 
Ok  la  ho'ma 
pa'tri  ot  ism 
cin'na  mon 
buck'wheat 


LESSON  549.     DICTATION 

A  soldier  has  to  accustom  himself  to  many  privations. 
He  often  has  to  travel"  long  distances  without  food  or 
water.  He  cannot  afford  to  give  up  to  trivial  discom- 
forts. His  patriotism,  however,  overcomes  all  these 
things.  We  are  all  acquainted  with  the  brave  way  our 
soldiers  fought  in  the  late  battle  of  Manila. 


LESSON  550. 

com  mence'  al'ter 
Chris'tian       e  clipse' 
com  plete'ly  at  tempt' 
bou  quet'       awk'ward 
strength'en    colo'nel 
con'quer        triv'i  al 


REVIEW 

ca  ress'es 
per  se  vere' 
Ok  la  ho'ma 
pri  va'tions 
mois'ten 


in  ter  ro  ga'tion 

fa  mil'iar 

in  tel'li  gence 

pro'gram 

pa'tient  ly 


ac  com'mo  date    in  quis'i  tive 

^,0r  gramme. 


FOURTH  YEAR.  1 55 

LESSON  551.     MEMORY  GEM 

The  Daisy  s  Mission  ^ 

"I  am  going  to  blossom,"  a  daisy  said, 
**Tho'  the  weather  is  cold  and  bleak." 
*' What  for?  "  said  another,  lifting  her  head, 
*'It's  too  early,  yet,  by  a  week." 

Said  the  daisy,  ''A  voice  whispers,  '  Speed/ 
So  I'm  wanted  somewhere,  I  know." 
**  Well,  I  am  too  wise  such  voices  to  heed, 
And  you're  very  silly  to  go." 

Memorial  day  dawned  pleasant  and  bright. 
The  sun  his  warm  rays  ga  ^e  ; 
And  there  gleamed  a  star  of  purest  white 
On  a  soldier's  lonely  grave. 

LESSON   552.     DICTATION 

Tea  is  the  leaf  of  a  plant  which  grows  in  China  and 
Japan.  The  leaves  are  pointed  at  the  ends  and  are  of 
a  dark  green  color.     The  flowers  are  white. 

If  you  should  go  to  those  countries,  you  would  see 
the  south  side  of  almost  every  hill  covered  to  the  top 
with  the  tea  plant.  It  is  not  grown  in  large  fields  so 
much  as  in  small  gardens.  Each  garden  belongs  to  one 
of  the  natives,  and  the  tea,  which  he  does  not  use,  is 
sold  to  buy  other  necessities.  The  tea  plant  is  raised 
from  seeds.  These  plants  must  be  taken  care  of  for 
three  years,  before  a  crop  can  be  gathered. 


156 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  553 

em'er  aid  ev'i  dent         de  clar'a  tlve  hap'pi  ly 

de  signed'  priv'i  leg  es    de  nom'i  nate  Pitts'burgh 

clime  ex  pres'sion  cir'cu  lar  un  der  stand'ing 

e  nor'mous  def 'i  nite        vi  bra'tion  par  tic'u  lar 

shyiy  ar'mies  e  rup'tion  con'so  nant 


brawn 'y 
con  sist' 
em'i  nent 

ful  fir 


brook'let 
por'trait 
cham'ber 
ar'mor 


LESSON  554 

es  pe'cial  ly 
al  low'ance 
bor'ing 
cel'e  ry 


Prov'i  dence 
Am'a  zon  Riv'er 
bum'ble  bee 
ag'ri  cult  ure 


ex  ist'ence     val'iant  Yo  sem'i  te      cap'il  la  ries 


die  ta'tion 
em  balm' 
frost'work 
ab  do'men 


LESSON  555 

ex  cep'tions  al  pac'a 

at  tract'  bay'o  nets 

piv'ot  phan'tom 

close'ly  lin'ger 


pas'sen  gers 
Par'a  dise 
Civ'il  War 
breast'works 


ex  er'tion       At  lan'ta 


down'ward       bat'tle  field 


LESSON  556 

fa'vored  de  spair'  Al  a  ba'ma       pos'i  tive  ly 

en  deav'or  par'tridge  four  wheeled'  po  lice'man 

bul'locks  clus'ter  E  liz'a  beth      Ar  i  zo'na 

enjoy'ment  par'ti  cles  fear'ful  ly         blood'root 

crust'y  de  vo'tion  ex  plained'      threatened 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


157 


LESSON  557.     DICTATION 

"What  lesson  are  you  especially  fond  of,  Elizabeth?" 
asked  Mary.  ''I  get  most  enjoyment  from  studying 
history,"  answered  Elizabeth.  ''To-day  we  had  part  of 
the  Civil  War  explained  to  us.  I  like  to  study  about 
those  valiant  men  and  what  they  did  for  us.  It  is  a 
great  privilege  to  be  able  to  know  something  about  such 
brave,  noble  men." 


car'go 
cud'dle 
striking 
cac'tus 
dis  turbed' 


LESSON  558 

en'e  mies  definition   Cit'y  Hall 

prov'erb  Chi'na  clean'li  ness 

com  po  si'tion  ab  sorb'         tough'ness 

dis  solving  practice        com  par'i  son 

ro  settes'  con  clu'sion  de  struc'tion 


LESSON  559 


drought  dam'aged 

de  vePop  en  list'ed 

dis  charge'  crag 

fer'ment  bub'bling 

doubt'ful  Cas'pi  an 


prop'erly  adjoin'ing 

Cats'kill  Bue'nos  Air'es 

cac'kle  ad  ver  tis'ing 

brit'tle  ma  chin'er  y 

chasms  dis  ap  point'ment 


LESSON  560 


con  ceal'  thresh'Ing 

pur'pose  ly  con  tract'ed 

bow'els  con'dor 

mis'tress  ap'pe  tite 

chop'sticks  par'cel 


pole'star  Can'a  da 

Bal'ti  more  pyr'a  mid 

ca'ble  Ches'a  peake 

dark'ened  em  ploy'ment 

at  tached'  care'less  ness 


158  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  561 

cem'e  ter  y 

po'lar 

pam'pas 

Chris'to  pjier 

pol'yp 

cham'ois 

am'e  thyst 

Co  lum'bus 

brew'er 

burbous 

brake'man 

e  lee  tric'i  ty 

lus'tre 

ar'se  nic 

bag'gage 

en  cour'ag  ing 

cloves  ra'ven  pro  mot'ed       poi'soned 

LESSON  562.     DICTATION 

Christopher  Columbus  spent  his  boyhood  in  Italy. 
At  fourteen  he  began  his  life  as  a  sailor.  The  sailors  at 
that  time  were  afraid  of  the  sea,  and  thought  that  they 
would  meet  with  certain  destruction  if  they  sailed  far  from 
land.  When  quite  young,  Columbus  came  to  the  con- 
clusion that  the  world  was  round.  He  thought  it  possible 
to  sail  around  it.  He  met  with  many  disappointments, 
but  on  one  voyage  he  discovered  America. 

LESSON  563 

ex  per'i  ments  for'tress  cro  quet'  rhu'barb 

fes'ti  val  cen'sus  tor'toise  conjunc'tion 

leak'y  ep'au  lets  ad  vent'ure  Pike's  Peak 

fac'to  ries  fu'ri  ous  ly  Charles'ton  cul'ti  va  ted 

foun  da'tion       ar  til'ler  y  a  stray'  diph  theYi  a 

LESSON  564 

fi'bres  ex  plor'er  cer'tain  ly  com  mand'er 

MiPdred  an  ten'nae  Yu'kon  am  bi'tious 

for'ti  fied  crude  Pa  ra'  dis  tress'ing 

en  dur'ing  pu'ri  ty  starch'y  de  nom  i  na'tion 

crav'ing  de  ceit'ful  scam'per  de  stroy'ing 


FOURTH  Y£AR. 


159 


LESSON  565 


cray'on 
de  spised' 
ex  pos'ure 
ridged 
for  ma'tion 


wrapped 
a  bused' 
draughts 
de  spatch' 
choc'o  late 


clung 
Cre  a'tor 
proj'ect 
aPti  tude 
Par'is 


plan  ta'tion 

di  men'slon 
col'lar  bone 
ab  bre  vi  a'tion 
con  trac'tion 


dec'o  rat  ed 

chest 

dis  cov'er  y 

farm'yard 

de  li'cious 


LESSON   566 

propter  ty      car'pen  ter  av  olr  du  pois' 

plen'ti  ful  re  pose' 

pos'si  bly  fast'en  ings 

ledg'er  Mr.  Whit'd  er 

Da  ko'ta  a  pos'tro  phe 


Do'ver 
wrought 
cu'ri  ous 
vow'el 


LESSON  567.     DICTATION 

Did  you  ever  see  a  picture  of  a  rice  plantation  ? 
Mary's  uncle  has  a  large  property  near  Charleston, 
South  Carolina.  She  went  there  on  a  visit  last  summer. 
Possibly  she  will  tell  you  about  it  some  time.  It  cer- 
tainly is  a  beautiful  sight  to  see  a  rice  field.  Rice  is 
very  much  used  as  a  food.     In  China  it  is  very  plentiful. 


LESSON  568.     REVIEW 


em'er  aid 
priv'i  leg  es 

con'so  nant 
en  deav'or 

chasms 
con  ceal' 

ag'ri  cult  ure 
threat'ened 

de  clar'a  tive 

de  spair' 

par'cel 

clean'li  ness 

hap'pl  ly 
par  tic'u  lar 
ex  ist'ence 

E  liz'a  beth 
bul'bous 
en'e  mies 

ap'pe  tite 
pu'ri  ty 
cham'ois 

compar'ison 
ad  ver  tis'ing 
brake'man 

l6o  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON   569.     MEMORY  GEM 

A  Fancy  front  Fo7itenelle 

*•  The  rose  in  the  garden  slipped  her  bud, 
And  laughed  in  the  pride  of  her  youthful  blood, 
As  she  thought  of  the  gardener  standing  by, — 
*  He  is  old  !  so  old  !     And  he  soon  must  die  ! ' 

The  full  rose  waxed  in  the  warm  June  air — 
And  she  spread  and  spread  till  her  heart  lay  bare ; 
And  she  laughed  once  more  as  she  heard  his  tread, 
'  He  is  older  now  !     He  will  soon  be  dead  ! ' 

But  the  breeze  of  the  morning  blew,  and  found 
That  the  leaves  of  the  blown  rose  strewed  the  ground; 
And  he  came  at  noon,  that  gardener  old. 
And  he  raked  them  softly  under  the  mould. 

And  I  wove  the  thing  to  a  random  rhyme. 
For  the  Rose  is  Beauty,  the  Gardener,  Time.*' 

LESSON  570.     DICTATION 

Two  or  three  of  the  more  thoughtless  among  the  boy.^ 
were  ready  to  laugh  at  James  for  stopping  to  help  an  old 
woman.  'Tt  is  but  a  little  thing  to  do,  boys,"  he 
answered,  ''and  then  she  is  somebody's  mother.  Some 
one,  some  time  may  give  a  helping  hand  to  my  mother, 
if  it  ever  happen  that  she  is  poor,  and  old,  and  her  own 
boy  is  far  away."  The  boys  made  no  answer,  for  they 
felt  that  he  was  right. 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


I6l 


GENERAL   REVIEW 


I.     THIRD  YEAR— FIRST 

HALF 

cru'el 

search 

ba  na'na 

con'ti  nent 

brought 

de'pot 

en'e  my 

Ant  arc'tic 

scarlet 

scream 

to  bac'co 

a  rith'me  tic 

tight'en 

un  less' 

ver'ti  cal 

ge  og'ra  phy 

threw 

weight 

di'a  monds 

e  qui  lat'er  al 

jui'cy 

to  ma'toes 

quo'tient 

Jan'u  a  ry 

In'di  an 

depth 

ob  lique' 

dif'fer  ence 

yeast 

o'dor 

nei'ther 

al  li  ga'tor 

emp'ty 

onion 

in  stead' 

im  prove'ment 

whom 

ob  tuse' 

anxious 

vol  ca'no 

wring 

eighth 

fig'iire 

careful  ly 

nine'ty 

for'eign 

mi'nus 

min'u  end 

ob'jects 

grief 

nine'teen 

e  qua'tor 

e'quai 

isth'mus 

pleas'ant 

veg'e  ta  bles 

ac  cept' 

par'al  lei 

stom'ach 

Feb'ru  a  ry 

prompt 

sev'enth 

non'sense 

listen  ing 

crust 

queer 

which 

ex  am'ples 

grass'y 

la'ter 

king'dom 

sub  trac'tion 

II.     THIRD  YEAR— SECOND 

HALF 

tempt 

sneeze 

bi'cy  cle 

Ap  pa  la'chi  an 

hearth 

praise 

south'ern 

sem'i  cir  cle 

pis'til 

warmth 

mem'o  ry 

rhi  noc'e  ros 

nerve 

view 

bri'dle 

pe  tro'le  um 

youth 

lan'guage 

service 

nec'es  sa  ry 

11 


I62 


COLaMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


spoil 

he'roes 

al'co  hoi 

pen  in'su  la 

sketch 

a  cute' 

sev'er  al 

en've  lope 

has'ten 

re  cess' 

wheth'er 

beau'ti  ful 

cease 

cnintz 

hateful 

at'mos  phere 

gnaw 

scorch 

po  ta'toes 

cyl'in  der 

strength 

wealth'y 

poi'son 

Car  ib  be'an 

prism 

tic'kle 

val'u  a  ble 

as  par'a  gus 

height 

cur'rant 

whis'ky  (orkey) 

Miss  ou'ri 

spi'cy 

leop'ard 

sex'ton 

Cau  ca'sian 

slight 

pre'cious 

re  plied' 

Mon  go'li  an 

shield 

val'ue 

ma  hog'a  ny 

um  brel'la 

ri'fie 

treas'ure 

ap  pear' 

Sep  tem'ber 

an'vil 

twin'kle 

a  shamed' 

Mich'i  gan 

IIL     FOURTH  YEAR— FIRST  HALF 


ide'a 

bar'gain 

ac  cept'ed 

oc  curred' 

ea'si  ly 

gey'ser 

jus'tice 

vie  to'ri  ous 

grieve  . 

el'egant 

hon'es  ty 

in'stru  ment 

this'tle 

graz'ing 

no'ta  ble 

de  light'ed 

u'su  al  ly 

bod'i  ly 

scythe 

a  muse'ments 

op'po  site 

nat'u  ral 

yield'ing 

con  duct'or 

read'i  ly 

lla'ma 

tel'e  graph 

con  trib'ute 

brief 

o  bliged' 

CO  logne' 

sheltered 

stat'ue 

liq'uor 

vi  cin'i  ty 

com  pelled' 

plague 

sa  li'va 

scarce'ly 

ad'jec  tive 

gau'zy 

mel'o  dy 

con'tra  ry 

poi'son  ous 

im  mense' 

chiefly 

war'riors 

mis'er  a  ble 

pres'ence 

me'di  um 

doubt 

as  ton'ished 

sci'ence 

mix'ture 

di  am'e  ter 

com  pan'ions 

FOURTH  YEAR. 


163 


scis'sors 

med'i  cal 

del'tas 

sin'gu  lar 

poul'try 

in'ter  est 

fi'nal  ly 

our  selves' 

dis  grace' 

de  scend' 

yacht 

ob  serv'ing 

tor'ture 

foul 

slaugh'ter 

voy'ag  es 

sue  cess' 

niece 

fer'tile 

0  pin'ion 

gram'mar 

ma  chine' 

dis  ease' 

o'pen  ing 

IV.  FOURTH  YEAR— SECOND  HALF 


par'tial 

tri'umph 

ob'sta  cles 

ne  ces'si  ty 

glimps'es 

ac'cent 

nine'teenth 

mon'u  ment 

ra'di  ant 

cul'ture 

prac'ti  cal 

0  be'di  ence 

seiz'ing 

ar'ter  ies 

rec'tan  gle 

quiv'er  ing 

act'u  al 

squeeze 

ker'o  sene 

per  spi  ra'tion 

mu  se'um 

triv'i  al 

ir'ri  tates 

quan'ti  ties 

nui'sance 

aisle 

syc'a  more 

oc  cu  pa'tion 

prob'a  bly 

pen'du  lum 

.  ma  te'ri  al 

in  flamed' 

cau'tion 

ac  quaint' 

knuc'kle 

gov'ern  ment 

fierce'ly 

sun'ni  er 

al'pha  bet 

man  u  fac'tur  ing 

chis'el 

par'ti  cles 

sit  u  a'tion 

ex  am  i  na'tion 

an  noy' 

ab  sorb' 

for'ci  ble 

in  tel'li  gent 

cos'tume 

drought 

ex  act'ly 

nat'u  ral  ist 

bou  quet' 

am'e  thyst 

prin'ci  pal 

fa  mil'iar 

strength'en 

bag'gage 

so'ci  a  ble 

gro'cer  ies 

con'quer 

cen'sus 

a  bun'dant 

pa'tri  ot  ism 

thor'ough 

ep'au  lets 

per  se  vere' 

priv'i  leg  es 

com  plaint' 

de  spatch' 

sep'a  rate 

es  pe'cial  ly 

ab  stain' 

cu'ri  ous 

pos'si  bly 

pos'i  tive  ly 

splen'did 

re  lig'ious 

ev'i  dent 

scat'ter  ing 

dis  guise' 

mack'er  el 

ro  settes' 

use'ful  ness 

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